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Following publication of the Police Scotland Corporate Parenting Plan 2024 – 2027, Police Scotland commissioned the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) to engage with Care… Read More
Young people in Scotland have had the right vote from the age of 16 in Scottish Parliament and local government elections since 2015, and in… Read More
In June 2025, MSYPs took part in a focus group with the Child and Youth Rights Unit of the Office of the United Nations High… Read More
In April 2025, Mariah Ichakpa MSYP (Aberdeen Central) was selected to attend the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC) Youth Forum at the… Read More
Between 14th and 16th July 2025, four MSYPs travelled to London to take part in the launch of A Roadmap to… Read More
Between September 2024 and March 2025, Beth Mackay MSYP (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) represented Scotland on the UK Youth Select Committee. The Youth Select Committee… Read More
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
In this blog, Marcus Flucker MSYP (Angus South) shares his experiences of attending a Votes at 16 conference in Belfast, organised by… Read More
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
In February 2025, the Scottish Youth Parliament was asked by the Scottish Government to work alongside Futures Practitioners from Demos Helsinki… Read More
