{"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/246993.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":246993,"attributes":{"action":"Require *ALL* local authorities to have outside of school Youth Forums/Youth Councils","background":"Hello, I'm Harvey, a young person from North Wales. I volunteer for Barnardo's and Children in Wales. I'm also an active #iwill ambassador. I believe it should be absolutely necessary for our government to consider a mandatory youth council for every local authority as it helps us access our right as children & young people but it also gives children & young people better opportunities to work with and even scrutinise their councils. It helps young people voice challenges that often get ignored.","additional_details":"Gwynedd, Conwy, and Wrecsam all have youth councils/forums and opportunities for young people are more regular and the overall standard of living for young people is often BETTER in these areas.","state":"open","signature_count":9,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2026-06-30T15:32:28.165Z","updated_at":"2026-07-07T18:44:50.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-07-07T14:57:30.399Z","closed_at":"2027-01-07T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-06-30T15:41:30.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":null,"submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":"Harvey Marshall","rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"children-and-young-people","name":"Children and Young People"}],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"England","code":"GB-ENG","signature_count":3},{"name":"Wales","code":"GB-WLS","signature_count":6}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"id":"W09000049","name":"Bangor Conwy Môn","signature_count":5},{"id":"W09000053","name":"Caerdydd Penarth","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[]}}}