YOU HAVE THE RIGHT

This page is all about how you can get involved and have your say about things that affect you and your friends and be listened to.
We encourage and give young people the chance to have their voices heard at a local, regional and national level.
"All young people have the right to have a say about things that affect them especially when adults are making decisions about things that affect young people".
Article 12 - UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) 1989. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ratified (agreed to obey) the Convention on the Rights of the Child on 16th December 1991.
We as a service think that things will be better if young people plan, design and evaluate projects, session, trips and meetings themselves and young people will be more likely to get involved with the service.

GETTING INVOLVED!
Young people in Lancashire have been getting involved and making a difference to their and the lives of other young people in many different ways, follow the links below to see what they have been doing and how you too can get involved.

• Lancashire Youth Council (LYC); 
  Is a group of young people who come together to discuss things that matter to them and campaign to change them. Keep up to date with Lancashire Youth Councils' Campaign work and if you would like to find out more come along to our LYC Open Evening on Thursday 15th December for more information about the Open Evening see the flyer at the bottom of this page.
• Takeover Day 2011
• UKYP House of Commons Debate 2011
• Local Democracy Week
• Rainbow Generation LGBT forum;
• LGBT History Month 2011;
• Consultations & Questionnaires

Useful Links;

• British council; http://www.byc.org.uk/
• Participation works; http://www.participationworks.org.uk/
• 11 million;  http://www.11million.org.uk/
• Childrens Rights Alliance; http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/