Welcome To The NEC Programme Homepage

The National Entitlement Card (NEC) Programme is an initiative to establish a unified approach to the access and delivery of services for Scottish citizens using one card (a smartcard) to replace many.

The main aim of this site is to promote joint working across all Scottish Local Authorities in the development of the National Entitlement Card (NEC) Programme.

National Entitlement Cards are just one element in a wider Scottish Government sponsored programme called Customer First which aims to encourage all local councils to share resources and create efficiencies to ensure that Scottish citizens have easier to access services and facilities at the first point of contact with their local council.