Committees
What are YL's Committees?
Elected by you every year, our Committees help our Executive members achieve their goals and work across the party to make our voice heard.
As well as our Executive, YL has a number of committees which focus on a specific part of our work. Each Committee is chaired by the relevant Officer, with a number of seats elected by YL members each year.
Communications and Campaigns Committee
Communications and Campaigns Committee is responsible for promotion of YL's work to members and beyond, including through social media and email communications, as well as running regular campaigns, and produces our annual Freshers' Campaigns.
Committee Chair: Federal Communications Officer (Prem Raghvani)
Elected members: Coriane Rose, Rachel Green, Teoman Sevgen.
State Representatives: Toyah Overton (VC for Elections & Campaigns, England), Corey Bonniface (Comms Officer, Scotland), Caredig ap Tomos (Chair, Wales), and Tom Jordan (International Committee)
Other YL officers: Policy Officer (Brandon Masih)
Diversity Committee
Diversity Committee is responsible for supporting the Accessibility, Diversity & Inclusion Officer and is a voice for underrepresented groups in politics and the Young Liberals, including holding the Executive to account.
Committee Chair: Federal Co-Accessibility, Diversity & Inclusion Officers (Jack Carter and Scarlet Threadgold)
Elected members: Racial Equity, Diversity and Liberation Officer (Sharan Virk), Women's Rep (Yazz Hansford), Minority Ethnic Communities (Abrial Jerram), Disabled Rep (Will Farndon), LGBA+ Rep (Sam Cumber), Trans Rep (Christina Nowell), Carers Rep (Cian Tynan), Care-Experienced Rep (VACANT), Under-18s Rep (Boden Dudley), Social Mobility Rep (Stamatis Mavroudi-Taylor)
Elections Committee
Elections Committee is responsible for planning and implementing election strategies, organising Action Days and co-ordinating with LDHQ during election season.
Committee Chair: Harvey Jones, the Federal Young Liberals Chair
YL Officers on the Committee: Alex Gallagher, as Federal Elections Officer, William Tennison, as Federal Membership Development Officer, Sarah Anderson, as Federal Communications Officer
State Representiatives: Josh Lucas Mitte (EYL), Leo Dempster (SYL) and Sam Wilson (WYL)
Events Committee
Events Committee is responsibile for supporting the Events Officer in the organisation of conference, and any other events that occur throughout the year.
Committee Chair: Federal Events Officer (Leo Dempster).
Elected Members: Tim Macy and Harvey Jones.
State Representatives: Zagham Farhan (VC for Membership Engagement, England), Malcolm Heughan (Convener, Scotland), Caredig ap Tomos (Chair, Wales)
YL Officers on the Committee: Policy Officer (Brandon Masih), Membership Development Officer (Lucas North)
Read the minutes of the committee meetings HERE.
Finances and Resources Committee
Finance and Resources Committee is responsible for preparing the annual budget of the organisation, our accounts and scrutinise the work of the Treasurer and Fundraising Officers.
Committee Chair: Registered Treasurer (Lucas North)
State Representatives: Chair of English Young Liberals (Josh Lucas Mitte, Lottie Wilson), Chair of Welsh Young Liberals (Caredig ap Tomos), Convenor of Scottish Young Liberals (Malcolm Heughan)
Other members: Federal Chair (Will Tennison), Fundraising Officer (Harvey Jones).
These meetings are all Closed Business, so there are no publically avaliable minutes.
International Committee
International Committee is responsible for assisting the International Officer, being on and co-opting delegations to international conferences such as LYMEC (European Liberal Youth) and IFLRY (International Liberal Youth).
Committee Chairs: Federal International Officer (Tom Jordan)
Elected Members: Sam Cumber, Josh Lucas Mitte, Oliver Poyser, Sharan Virk.
Representatives of Affiliated International Organisations: Sean Bennett (LYMEC) and Kai Pischke (IFLRY)
Policy Committee
Policy Committee drafts YL policy, sets up working groups, provides drafting advice to members on their motions ahead of Conferences, and selects motions for debate at Conference.
Committee Chair: Federal Policy Officer (Brandon Masih)
Elected members: Cormac Evans, Mackenzie Gregory, Johan Prinsloo.
State Representatives: Zagham Farhan (English YL), Arran Hibbert (Scottish YL) and Ifan Davies (Welsh YL).
Policy committee also includes any Young Liberal who sits on the Federal Policy Committee or Federal Conference Committee.