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Young people make up a third of the population of Belfast, making our city one of the youngest in Europe.
As Belfast is home to so many young people, we thought it was time they had a say in how our city is run and show that they’re listened to by adults.
If you’re a young person, we’ve set up the Belfast City Youth Council to help make this happen.
The Youth Council is made up of 40 young people from communities across Belfast.
All of our members are aged between 13-18 (21 if you are disabled or have just left care) and are a Youth Council member for two years.
You can follow us on social media:
Twitter - twitter.com/belfastcity_yc (link opens in new window)
Facebook - www.facebook.com/BelfastCityYC (link opens in new window)
Instagram - www.instagram.com/belfastcity_yc/ (link opens in new window)
Belfast City Youth Council was formerly known as Belfast Youth Forum. They worked on a number of campaigns and projects including:
The Youth Forum has also completed projects including:
Members of the Belfast Youth Forum (BYF) met with Elected Members from the People and Communities Committee (link opens in new window) three times a year. These meeting gave BYF members an opportunity to update Elected Members on their current pieces of work and the progress of their current campaign areas.
If you would like more information on Belfast City Youth Council campaigns and projects, email us or call 028 9032 0202.
The United Nations Convention on the rights of the Child (UNCRC) is a list of rights created to protect all children and young people and make sure they have everything they need to live a happy and healthy life.
The work of the Belfast City Youth Council is guided by the UNCRC, in particular:
Belfast City Council is the Data Controller under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for the personal data it gathers for the purposes of sending email updates from Belfast City Youth Council.
The council accepts that you are providing your personal data on the basis of consent and are positively agreeing for the council to hold and further use it.
The personal data may be shared internally within the council with staff who are involved in providing this service and where necessary, between internal departments with the purpose of supporting an effective delivery of service.Your personal data will not be shared or disclosed to any other organisation without your consent, unless the law permits or places an obligation on the council to do so.
The personal data is held and stored by the council in a safe and secure manner and in compliance with Data Protection legislation and in line with the council’s Records Retention and Disposal Schedule.
If you have any queries regarding the processing of your personal data or wish to withdraw your consent to the processing of it, please call the Belfast City Youth Council team on 028 9032 0202 or email belfastcityyouthcouncil@belfastcity.gov.uk
If you wish to contact the council’s Data Protection Officer, please write to: Belfast City Council, City Hall Belfast, BT1 5GS or email records@belfastcity.gov.uk.
Please read our privacy policy for further information.