We have launched our manifesto!

Our manifesto is a document that outlines what our goals are as Cornwall Youth Council.

Our manifesto brings together thousands of youth voices from across Cornwall! We captured your views in our elections, MakeYour Mark voting and the Right On survey. As elected members, associate members, community seats, peer mentors and comms team we worked to bring all of these ideas together into workable goals. Our overall aim is to create oppotunities for young people that are accesible, inclusive and equal.

We would like to encourgae everyone to read our manifesto whether you are a young person that voted, a young person that would like to get involved in the Youth Council or an adult that could support out goals. Read our manifesto! If you want to learn more or to get involed contact: youthcouncil@cornwall.gov.uk

Read our manifesto!

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, associate members 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.

We are still recruiting!

Don't worry if you missed the chance to be an elected member, there are lots of opportunities for you to get involved with the Youth Council! We are still recruiting for Community seats! Find all the information about communities seats here!

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.