We're delighted to have been invited to give evidence around the importance of online safety among young people. We hope that this will help secure additional funding to support services like the Social Switch Project to deliver key education around safe use of online platforms.

Tomorrow, the UK Youth Parliament will sit in the House of Commons Chamber for their annual meeting. Want to know more about the UK Youth Parliament? The Commons Library's research covers its history and more: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-brief…

Great to see UK Youth Parliament UK Youth Parliament in UK House of Commons with inspiring speeches from young reps from across UK as well as Overseas Territories & Crown Dependencies At the close of this year's #UKYPHoC, Youth MP for York, Thibault Duckett, gave an empowering speech

Some images of today’s sitting of @UKYP 📸 ©House of Commons

Tougher rules needed to protect young people online, report warns bbc.in/4iQvgOo

Read the full report on our website: parliament.uk/get-involved/e…

Today, the Youth Select Committee of UK Youth Parliament has released a report on the link between social media & youth violence. Read its recommendations and reasons for opposing a ban on social media for under 16s in today's Digest. #OnlineSafety #YouthViolence twinkl.co.uk/l/hx66a

The Youth Select Committee met last Thursday for the launch of their report on social media and youth violence.

We asked Youth Parliament Members what they would ask the Prime Minister if they had a chance ahead of the session next week. Listen to the latest Committee Corridor episode to find out which one was picked parliament.uk/business/commo…

Last week, the Committee met with members of the UK Youth Parliament Youth Select Committee. We discussed #MediaLiteracy and recommendations from the Youth Select Committee's recent report on Youth Violence and Social Media. Find out more about our inquiry: committees.parliament.uk/work/9030/medi…

As part of its ongoing inquiry into media literacy, the Lords Communications and Digital Committee met with members of the UK Youth Parliament's Youth Select Committee to better understand young people’s views on the topic. The Youth Select Committee’s members are aged 14-18 and represent regions across the UK. ⬇️

NYA CEO, Leigh Middleton OBE, welcomes today’s announcement from the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Department for Culture, Media and Sport Lisa Nandy MP and urges that this must be just the beginning. Read his full statement ➡️ nya.org.uk/response-to-to… #YouthFunding #YouthServices

BREAKING: 16-year-olds are being given the right to vote in all UK elections. Click here for more ➡️ trib.al/gWdfq0i 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

Voting age to be lowered to 16 by next general election bbc.in/4588OLW

We’re backing young people £88 million to expand and improve youth services across the country, helping deliver better access to safe spaces, support networks, and skills-building opportunities for young people - wherever they live More info ⬇️ gov.uk/government/new…

We’re proud to be leading the Local Youth Transformation Programme (LYTP) - a national pilot working with 12 local authorities to rebuild high-quality, needs-led youth services. The announcement of the programme was made as part of an £88m package of support pledged by