The National Citizen Service Bill received Royal Assent yesterday meaning the initiative will be placed on a statutory footing, and the NCS Trust, which co-ordinates the programme, will be given Royal Charter status.
The government said that, together, the legislation and Royal Charter are designed to make sure NCS is "delivered efficiently, effectively and transparently".
The National Citizen Service Act will, among other things, allow government to provide grant-in-aid funding to the NCS Trust, and require the NCS Trust to publish a business plan at the start of each year and produce annual accounts and an annual report.
It will also make the National Audit Office the auditor of the NCS Trust, and allow for the government to promote NCS by giving government the power to send a letter to young people as they turn 16.
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