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# City Council to sign up to ‘Power of Youth’ charter
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/city-council-to-sign-up-to-power-of-youth-charter/
- Published: 2021-01-08T13:13:29.000Z
- Updated: 2021-01-07T16:23:26.000Z
- Description: Brighton & Hove is set to become the first council in the country to sign up to a campaign to give young people more say in decisions that affect their lives.
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: Community, In The South, Information, News, BHCC, Brighton & Hove City Council, children, Hannah Clare, young people, youth

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/poy_chartery.png)

**Brighton & Hove City Council** (BHCC) is set to become the first council in the country to sign up to a campaign to give young people more say in decisions that affect their lives.

BHCC’s **Children, Young People and Skills Committee** is being asked to sign up to the national[ **Power of Youth** charter](https://www.iwill.org.uk/poy-charter?ref=scenemag.co.uk) when it meets on **January 11**.This aims to give young people – particularly from low-income and ethnic minority backgrounds – more power in the following areas:

- Taking social action
- Getting involved in decision-making
- Leading and shaping both the activities they are involved in and wider decisions
- Working with other organisations to create more high-quality opportunities and achieve shared goals.

Councillors will be asked to agree a number of methods to achieving these aims such as the creation of a digital badge of participation for young people taking part, and councillors offering mentoring to young people.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/hannah-clare300-1.png)

****Hannah Clare, Committee chair Councillor, said: *“I really want to see the council giving more children and young people the chance to influence decisions aout services and issues that affect them.*** *“We agreed a youth participation plan in November. This followed a lot of very positive consultation with our young people. It was a big step forward.“Being the first council in the country to sign up to the Power of Youth Charter would give a clear message to our children and young people that we are serious about wanting to empower them to make a positive difference to their lives and to their communities.”*