Welsh government plans polling stations in schools for teenagers

Pilot proposals to make access easier follow legislation giving 16- and 17-year-olds right to vote

Teenagers in Wales may be able to vote at their own schools and colleges during breaks from lessons, and shoppers could exercise their democratic right while they are picking up their groceries, under new proposals from the Welsh government.

The Labour-led administration is working with local authorities in an effort to introduce pilot schemes of more flexible voting at next year's council elections.