29. Eu citizens who are resident in the uk can vote in national parliamentary elections. Is it true? Prove your answer.

In the UK you have to be a British citizen or an EU or Commonwealth citizen resident in the UK in order to vote in European parliamentary elections.

If you are a British citizen living abroad you can vote at general elections and European elections for up to 15 years after you have left the country.

As an EU citizen resident in the UK you are allowed to vote at local government, devolved legislature (i.e. Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and Northern Ireland Assembly) and European parliamentary elections.

If you are a citizen of the Republic of Ireland, the Commonwealth (including Malta and Cyprus, which are both Commonwealth countries and EU Member States) you can vote in all elections in the UK, provided of course you are resident in the UK.

If you hold any other nationality you are not eligible to vote in this country, even if you are a UK taxpayer and a long-term resident.You have the right to vote from the age of 18 but you can register to vote from the age of 16.

30. Members of the public are allowed in Youth Court. Is it true? Prove your answer.

A youth court is a special type of magistrates’ court for people aged between 10 and 17.

A youth court has either: 3 magistrates, a district judge

There isn’t a jury in a youth court.

Youth courts are less formal than magistrates courts and engage more with the young person appearing in court and their family. Youth court hearings are held in private. Members of the public are not allowed in.