UK Youth Parliament

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UK Youth Parliament

Abbreviation	UKYP
Formation	9 June 1998; 25 years ago (1998-06-09)[1]
Legal status	Charity
Headquarters	London, England [2]
Region served	United Kingdom
Membership	369[3]
Official language	English
Parent organisation	British Youth Council
Affiliations	Scottish Youth Parliament, Young Mayors Network, Welsh Youth Parliament
Website	ukyouthparliament.org.uk

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

Formed in 2000, the parliament has 369 members, who are elected to represent the views of young people in their area to government and service providers. Over 500,000 young people vote in the elections each year, which are held in over 90 percent of constituencies. It was managed by the British Youth Council.^[5]

Members meet regularly to hold debates and plan campaigns at least three times a year locally, and twice on a national level, which includes the annual debate within the Chamber of the House of Commons every November. Young people hold positions throughout the organisation's management, and it has been endorsed by the majority of the UK's political parties.

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

During House of Commons sitting, UK Youth Parliament will be co-chaired by Speaker Lindsay Hoyle and Deputy Speakers.