As An Elected MYP You Have The Responsibility To Uphold The Following Ethos and Principles:

1. The UKYP is an independent national body, which seeks to represent no party political view.  
2. The discussions of the UKYP are to be solely issue based.
3. The UKYP will ensure that the young people of the UK are given a voice on any issue that affects them and as laid out in Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, as long as it does not affect the rights of others.
4. The UKYP will respect the issues as laid in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, to ensure that every young person who participates in the work of the UKYP, has his/her rights respected and protected.
5. Any young person up to and including the age of 18, has the right to have his/her view heard and listened to by the UKYP.
6. As an elected MYP your duty is towards:
7. The young people who voted for you;
8. The young people who didn't vote for you;
9. Every young person in your LEA/Constituency

As An Elected MYP You Have A Duty To Comply With The Following Expectations:

• To have read and understood the MYP Terms of Reference, and undertake your term of office accordingly.
• As an MYP it is important that you take your role and duty seriously when you are representing the UKYP, both in and outside UKYP meetings.