The National Citizen Service bill is intended to secure the future of the NCS and make the NCS Trust more accountable to Parliament and the public.
As such, the following amendments have been proposed to ensure that the welcome commitment shown so far by the NCS Trust to supporting the
wider social action journey is enshrined in law.
Amendment 2 to Clause 1 which inserts a duty for the NCS Trust to consider the impact on existing voluntary youth provision when carrying out their primary functions. This would ensure NCS is placed within the context of broader social action and volunteering provision, and address any concerns of significant funding over time crowding out alternative social action provision.
Amendment 4 to Clause 1 which would make the provision of a coherent youth social action journey a primary function of the NCS Trust.
This would ensure that the welcome commitment we have seen so far by the NCS Trust to supporting the wider social action journey is put at the forefront of their objectives and given statutory weight.
Amendment 8 to Clause 6 which would require the NCS Trust to report on the extent to which NCS Trust participants have participated in other social action programmes and the impact the programme has on wider provision.
This would ensure that the NCS Trust’s progress in contributing to increased social action and volunteering can be quantified, and inform the future work of the NCS Trust.
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