Youth Engagement in Democracy Bill

A bill to boost Youth engagement in British Democracy by nationalising and expanding existing programmes and setting up new ones through the use of a Government Department.

BE IT ENACTED by The Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Commons in this present Parliament assembled, in accordance with the provisions of the Parliament Acts 1911, 1949 and 2016 and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

1: Department Oversight

(1) Programmes are to be operated by a newly formed public company known as "Democracy and Britain (DAB)", this company shall be owned by Her Majesty's Government and specifically the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

(2) For each DAB operated programme, DAB must identify a clear three year plan (covering objectives and future-proofing) so that each programme has a long term future and is working to achievable goals.

(3) Any profits generated are to be reinvested into DAB.

2: Programmes

(1) Programmes are identified as the following; communities, simulations, mini-parliaments, models and groups.

(2) Programme administration and moderation must be entirely neutral (civil service standard).

(3) Potential programmes must have a potential catchment of over 10,000 to be set up and given staff and budgets.

3: UK Youth Parliament

(1) The UK Youth Parliament shall immediately be nationalised and brought under DAB.

(2) The UK Youth Parliament shall becomes one of the founding programmes and its admin teams shall be offered jobs as Civil Servants to help run it.

(3) UK Youth Parliament elections shall be opened as soon as possible and the catchments and eligibility shall be widened to allow more youth a chance to be involved.

(4) UK Youth Parliament election fees shall be implemented and it shall be £5 to run in an election.

(5) A new advertising scheme in schools and youth centers shall be drawn up to boost membership.

6: Commencement, Short Title and Extent

(1) This Act may be cited as the Youth Engagement in Democracy Bill 2016.

(2) This bill shall extend to the United Kingdom; and Northern Ireland.

(3) This Act comes into effect 1st December 2017.

This bill was written and submitted by /u/Padanub on behalf of the Labour Party. It is a Labour Party bill, sponsored by /u/NicolasBroaddus and with costs estimates help by /u/zoto888 and /u/m1cha3lm.

The voting period for this bill will end at 10PM BST on the 21st of October.

Vote Aye, No or Abstain. Comments with anything else will be deleted. Comments that are edited will be void and not counted.

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