The future of Votes at 16!
Wednesday 18th June 2025 marks ten years since the right to vote was extended to include 16- and 17-year-olds in Scotland. We asked MSYPs why… Read More
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10 Years of Votes at 16 in Scotland – My experience in Northern Ireland
In this blog, Marcus Flucker MSYP (Angus South) shares his experiences of attending a Votes at 16 conference in Belfast, organised by… Read More
Celebrating ten years of votes for 16 and 17 year olds in Scotland!
SYP has been campaigning for Votes at 16 since we were established in 1999, and it became our 2012 priority campaign in the… Read More
Young People and the Future of Scotland – new report published!
In February 2025, the Scottish Youth Parliament was asked by the Scottish Government to work alongside Futures Practitioners from Demos Helsinki… Read More
Safer Internet Day 2025: Keeping young people safe online
Tuesday 11th February is Safer Internet Day. The theme for this year’s Safer Internet Day is ‘Too good to be true? Protecting yourself and others… Read More
25 years of youth voice and devolution: SYP82 in Parliament
Since 2017, SYP has been working in partnership with the Scottish Parliament to increase young people’s representation and involvement in the Scottish Parliament’s work. Through… Read More
Taking a youth-led approach to evaluating community based mental health services
By SYP’s Mental Health Investigation Team – Alannah Logue MSYP, Amy Winter MSYP, Felix Schofield MSYP, Kaydence Drayak MSYP, Millie… Read More
Raising young people’s voices at COP26
COP26 will be coming to Glasgow between 1st and 12th November. Here is Mollie McGoran MSYP, Trustee and Convener of SYP’s Transport, Environment, and Rural… Read More
Participatory budgeting for a rights based approach to recovery
Hi everyone, my name is Ellie Craig. I am the MSYP for Glasgow Cathcart and the Deputy Convener of the Education and Life-long Learning Committee. Read More
Periods Don’t Stop for a Pandemic
SYP’s Bounce Back campaign calls for a human rights based approach to the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Poverty is one… Read More
