“We are moving from a moment to a movement,” says National Citizen Service (NCS) Trust chief executive Mark Gifford, as he sets out his vision for the future of the youth social action initiative created by former Prime Minister David Cameron more than a decade ago.
Blighted by recent controversy over claims Cameron heavily influenced Treasury funding decisions for the NCS as well as a multi-million pound legal battle over the collapse of former contract-holders The Challenge, Gifford accepts he did not take on the easiest job when he joined the organisation in January 2020 – just months before the Covid-19 pandemic hit.
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