| NGO | British Youth Council (BYC) |
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| Address | British Youth Council,
The Mezzanine 2,
Downstream Building,
1 London Bridge,
London, SE1 9BG |
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| Telephone | 0845 4581489 |
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| Email | mail@byc.org.uk |
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| Website | www.byc.org.uk |
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| Background Information | The British Youth Council (BYC) is a charity seeking to increase, and campaign in favour of, youth participation in British public life. It is also a national umbrella body for youth bodies, with a membership formed of local youth councils and youth organisations. Originally funded by the British Foreign Office as a means of countering Communist infiltration, the body evolved to concern itself with a wide range of national and international social issues, alongside the encouragement of democratic participation. Charity no. 305973. Source: www.byc.org.uk |
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| Year Created | 1948 |
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| Other Names / Antecedent Bodies | British Delegation of the World Assembly of Youth (WAY) |
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| Related Organisations | World Assembly of Youth (WAY) |
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| Keywords | Children and young people; Governance and citizenship; Politics and political ideologies. |
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| Last Edited By | RC at 09/10/2007 11:51:38 |
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