The National Citizen Service Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 14 December 2016, and received Royal Assent on 27 April.
The programme is administered by NCS Trust, a community interest company. The government has set aside £1.2bn to fund NCS until 2020.
It puts onto a statutory footing the National Citizen Service, the government's flagship social action programme for 15- to 17-year-olds in England and Northern Ireland.
The four-week programme, which takes place during the school summer holidays and autumn half term, sees young people participate in skills development, residential trips and community volunteering.
WHAT IS HAPPENING?
WHO DOES IT AFFECT?
The act will mainly affect NCS Trust, which will transfer to the newly established royal charter body called National Citizen Service Trust.
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