Cornwall Youth Council
A new two-year term begins for Cornwall Youth Council after county-wide voting.
Voting for both Make Your Mark and Cornwall Youth Council elections took place across Cornwall in a variety of settings, between 29th January 2024 and 1st March. Nearly 10,000 young people voted to elect a geographical representative across 5 of the 6 Cornwall Constituencies. Over 10,000 young people voted for Make Your Mark to determine what the priorities are for young people across Cornwall.
A further two constituency seats are still up for grabs in North Cornwall if you would like to get involved, put your name forward as a candidate or learn more please email youthcouncil@cornwall.gov.uk
Our Youth Council is a group of young people who want to make a difference in Cornwall. Our goal is to empower children and young people in our communities and advocate for their needs and views. We aim to make positive changes for our own and future generations of Cornwall.
Cornwall Youth Council is for young people aged 11-25 who live or go to school in Cornwall
With the start of the new term we wanted to make our Youth Council more inclusive. That is why we chose to elect young people from the six constituency areas to make sure people from across the county are represented. We have also created other roles including community seats, peer mentors, deputies and a youth council communications team.
We hope all of these roles offer other young people the chance to get involved in a way that suits them and gives more young people across the county a voice.
During our last term we had three sub committees:
- Youth Voice: changing access to Youth Voice Opportunities and making youth voice more available and accessible to young people in Cornwall
- SEND: promoting Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, with a focus on autism spectrum disorder - ensuring young people with SEND have a voice within Cornwall and are considered in the decisions that are made
- Cost of Living: addressing the current Cost of Living Crisis and it's affect on the young people of Cornwall, with a focus on mental and physical wellbeing
Cornwall Members of Youth Parliament sit within Cornwall Youth Council. We will post updates on their campaigns and projects as they develop.
Please contact youthcouncil@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any questions or queries.
Our data protection and confidentiality statement
How will you protect my information?
Your data will be stored securely and will only be accessible by members of Together for Families. Your consent for your data to be used in the evaluation will be assumed from you starting the survey.
Who am I giving my information to?
The evaluation is being carried out by Together for Families. You can view our privacy notice at www.cornwall.gov.uk/tffprivacynotice.
How will you store my personal data?
Survey responses will be collected using the Let’s Talk Cornwall survey software. By completing this survey, you consent to this transfer of your information. This includes any information which may represent your personal data. All the information you share with Together for Families will be stored safely for the duration of the evaluation. It will be destroyed one year after it has finished.
Let’s Talk Cornwall is the system used to collate the data and create reports from it. You can view the privacy statement on the Let’s Talk Cornwall website.
