Get Involved with the Youth Select Committee
What is the YSC?
The Youth Select Committee (YSC) is a National Youth Agency initiative, supported by the House of Commons, which takes evidence in public and has its proceedings televised and recorded in Hansard.
The 12 committee members are aged 14-18 and include Members of the UK Youth Parliament, Youth Councillors and representatives from each of the devolved nations. The YSC receives induction training and mentoring from parliamentary Clerks and National Youth Agency staff.
Social media and youth violence inquiry 2024
Following inquiry topic suggestions by over 80 Members of Youth Parliament applying to become Committee members, the Committee agreed to conduct an inquiry on youth violence and social media.
As part of the inquiry the Committee will look at issues including:
- The extent to which social media platforms promote violent content
- How social media companies enforce age restrictions
- The effectiveness of UK Government policy in protecting young people from harmful online content
Read the full terms of reference here (pdf, 89KB).
Evidence sessions will take place on Thursday 12 and Friday 13 December.
The Committee invites written contributions by 23.59 on Thursday 16 January 2024 by e-mailing: youthselectcommittee@parliament.uk.
Look at past inquiries
2023
In 2023 the YSC conducted an inquiry into the impact of the cost of living crisis on young people.
- Read the Committee report (pdf, 570KB), which contains a variety of recommendations for the Government.
- You can also read the response from the Department for Work and Pensions (pdf, 184KB), and the Department for Business and Trade (pdf, 146KB), which offer an answer to each of the YSC's recommendations.
2019
In 2019 the YSC conducted an inquiry on the topic of knife crime.
- Read the Committee report (pdf, 3MB), which contains a variety of recommendations for the Government.
- You can also read the Government's response (pdf, 286KB), which offers an answer to each of the YSC's recommendations.
2018
In 2018 the YSC conducted an inquiry on the topic of Work Experience.
- Read the Committee report (pdf, 1006KB), which contains a variety of recommendations for Government.
- You can also read the Government's response (pdf, 449KB), which offers an answer to the Committee's recommendations.
2017
In 2017 the YSC conducted an inquiry focusing on the topic of Body Image.
- Read the Committee report, which contains a variety of recommendations for the Government.
- You can also read the Government's response, which offers an answer to each of the YSC's recommendations.