# Charity Commission wins top award

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2007/11/09/charity-commission-wins-top-award/
- Published: 2007-11-09T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Charity Commission, the independent regulator for charities in England and Wales
has won a top Civil Service award. 
Charity Commission Direct (CCD), the single 
point of contact for all the regulator’s incoming enquiries, has won the Operational
Delivery category of the prestigious Whitehall & Westminster World Civil Service
Awards 2007.

 

 

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The Charity Commission was one of only 13 winners out of 600 nominees to be presented
with an award in front of guests including Prime Minister Gordon Brown at Lancaster
House, London. A team of Commission representatives collected their award from the
Head of the Home Civil Service, Sir Gus O’Donnell, who said that the winners represented
the ‘best of the best’ of the Civil Service.

 

 

Charity Commission Direct, based in Liverpool, takes calls for 12 hours on weekdays
and provides a Saturday service. Last year, CCD dealt with over 185,000 phone calls,
over 26,000 emails and over 60,000 letters.

 

 

These were the second annual Civil Service awards run by Whitehall & Westminster
World, which recognise those working behind-the-scenes in government, taking pride
in their achievements, celebrating innovation and sharing excellent practice.

 

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