GovWire

The National Citizen Service (NCS) Trust is a youth programme that runs across England, focused on 16 to 17-year-olds poised on the cusp of adulthood. They have both the maturity and open mindedness to reflect on their lives and the world around them whilst being open to change, new ideas and people. NCS is the only recognised and government-funded programme offering an important intervention at this critical time in their lives, helping to develop the young national citizens of the future.

The Trust is incorporated by Royal Charter pursuant to the National Citizen Service Act (2017) and is governed by a diverse board of trustees. The NCS programme is almost entirely funded by government, through the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), and the responsibility for commissioning and overseeing the delivery of the NCS programme belongs to the Trust.

It is a legal obligation of the Trust to publish an annual business plan in line with a series of regulations, setting out the NCS Trusts strategicpriorities and main activities for the year.