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    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…

    #Elections, #Equality, #Human Rights, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #Votes at 16
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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,…

    #Elections, #Human Rights, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #Votes at 16
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    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…

    #Campaigns, #Equality, #Human Rights, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #Votes at 16
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    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…

    #Horizon Scanning, #Human Rights, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #Youth Work
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    #CabinetTakeover 2024: Increase mental health training and education

    First Minister John Swinney speaking at the Annual Cabinet Meeting with Children and Young People in November 2024 with young people and other Ministers sat next to him

    In November 2024, Sophie Kerrigan MSYP and Skye Morgan MSYP gave a speech to the First Minister and…

    #Cabinet, #Campaigns, #Education, #Mental Health, #Scottish Youth Parliament
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    The role of men and boys in tackling sexism in the workplace

    Sexism in the workplace session at the Festival of Politics 2024. From left to right, sitting on stage: Alannah Logue MSYP, Session chair and SYP trustee, Claire Reindorp, CEO at Young Women's Trust, Jack Anderson MSYP and Carolyn Currie, CEO at Women's Enterprise Scotland.

    This year marked the 20th annual Festival of Politics held at The Scottish Parliament in August every year. There are…

    #Campaigns, #Equality, #Gender-based violence, #Jobs
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    MSYPs discuss ending gender-based violence at SYP82

    MSYPs sitting round a table in a committee room during SYP82 at The Scottish Parliament

    At the beginning of November, over 30 MSYPs from across Scotland came together to debate and discuss different solutions for…

    #Campaigns, #Gender-based violence
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    #CabinetTakeover 2024: Investing in and protecting youth work services

    MSYPs, MCPs and Cabinet sat round in a circle in a meeting room at the Cabinet Takeover in November 2024

    In November 2024, Hamish Nott MSYP and Daniela Onyewuenyi MSYP gave a speech to the First Minister and…

    #Cabinet, #Campaigns, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #Youth Work
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    25 years of youth voice and devolution: SYP82 in Parliament 

    MSYPs in The Scottish Parliament chamber at SYP82

    Since 2017, SYP has been working in partnership with the Scottish Parliament to increase young people’s representation and involvement in…

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    #CabinetTakeover 2024: Ending gender-based violence

    First Minister, a Member of the Children's Parliament and Martha Dickie MSYP at the Cabinet Takeover in November 2024.

    In November 2024, Martha Dickie MSYP and Esperanza Giesen MSYP gave a speech to the First Minister and…

    #Cabinet, #Campaigns, #Equality, #Gender-based violence, #Scottish Youth Parliament
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