UK Youth Parliament

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UK Youth Parliament

Abbreviation	UKYP
Formation	9 June 1998[1]
Dissolved	21 March 2024
Legal status	Charity
Headquarters	London, England [2]
Region served	United Kingdom
Membership	369[3]
Official language	English
Parent organisation	British Youth Council (defunct)
Affiliations	Scottish Youth Parliament, Young Mayors Network, Welsh Youth Parliament
Website	ukyouthparliament.org.uk (defunct)

The UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) was a youth organisation in the United Kingdom, consisting of democratically elected members aged between 11 and 18.^[4]

Formed in 2000, the parliament had 369 members, who were elected to represent the views of young people in their area to government and service providers. Over 500,000 young people voted in the elections each year, which were held in over 90 percent of constituencies. It was dissolved in 2024 after its parent organisation, the British Youth Council, was permanently closed due to financial difficulties.^[5]

Members met regularly to hold debates and plan campaigns at least three times a year locally, and twice on a national level, which included the annual debate within the Chamber of the House of Commons every November, co-chaired by the Speaker Lindsay Hoyle and Deputy Speakers. Young people held positions throughout the organisation's management, and it was endorsed by the majority of the UK's political parties.

Those elected for UKYP held the suffix of MYP (Member of the UK Youth Parliament).^{[citation needed]}