Voluntary Work: Ethnic Groups
(asked on 24th January 2020) - View Source
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many young people participated in the National Citizen Service in each of the last 10 years, by classified ethnic group.
Please see a breakdown of participation in National Citizen Service Trust for the period 2015-2017, classified by ethnic group:
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Total | 75,605 | 92,996 | 98,808 |
Ethnic Group | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
White | 70.7% | 70.7% | 67.9% |
Asian | 13.5% | 14.0% | 15.8% |
Black | 7.8% | 7.9% | 7.9% |
Mixed | 5.1% | 4.7% | 5.0% |
Other | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.9% |
NA | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% |
BAME | 27.9% | 28.2% | 30.5% |
NCS attracts young people from a diverse range of backgrounds and participation by those who classify themselves as BAME has been consistent since 2015.
In 2017, more than a quarter (30.5%) of NCS participants classified themselves as BAME. This compares to 26% of the state secondary school population.
The NCS annual report for financial year 2018/19 has not yet been published and therefore the data for 2018 and 2019 has not been shared here.
NCS used a different data management system prior to 2015. As a result, the data is not consistent over the ten year period. I will write with further clarification once I have received further information from NCS.