DCMS Youth Minister – “putting young people at the ‘heard’ of decision-making”
(Minister for Sport, Media, Civil Society and Youth - Stephanie Peacock - keynote speech. Was it a typo (I doubt it but I written to DCMS to check) or a signal that we should replace the cliche "young people are at the HEART of ,,", with "at the HEARD of decision-making". Could this mark a significant shift in attitudes towards youth participation, a welcome strapline for the Governments new Youth Strategy? DCMS Youth Team Minister, Stephanie Peacock MP was speaking at the launch of the UK Youth Parliaments Select Committees report into Youth Violence and Social Media. Read the full report, and recommendations here and follow @UKYP social media. She also used her speech to reinforce the role of DCMS in being the lead department for 'out of school provision…


