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The Aims
UKYP aims to give the young people of the UK between the ages of 11 and 18 a voice, which will be heard and listened to by local and national government, providers of services for young people and other agencies who have an interest in the views and needs of young people. It is an independent, national charity, that has a rolling programme of activities across the year. This includes an Annual Sitting, Regional Meetings, regular dialogue with Ministers, including the Prime Minister and Opposition spokespeople and inputs to policy and programme development.

History
The idea for a UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) originated from young people themselves. The NSPCC sponsored the development of the proposal and a Steering Committee, led by Andrew Rowe - the then MP for Faversham and Mid-Kent, and chaired by James Moody - a young person, operated between October 1998 and December 2000, to oversee the establishment of the organisation and the first sitting.