Governance of Britain Youth Citizenship Commission

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  • 29 February 2008
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Professor Jonathan Tonge was announced as chair of the new Youth Citizenship Commission today (29 February 2008).

The Governance of Britain green paper published last year highlighted the importance of engaging young people as citizens, so they are able to take an active part in society.

The Youth Citizenship Commission will focus on young people aged 11 to 19. It will:

  • Examine what citizenship means to young people.
  • Consider how to increase young people’s participation in politics; the development of citizenship among disadvantaged groups; how active citizenship can be promoted through volunteering and community engagement.
  • Lead a consultation on whether the voting age should be lowered to 16.

More information may be found here.