{"id":81273,"date":"2017-05-18T12:26:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T12:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=b569e974a487f19f5ed5489cb3ee4314"},"modified":"2017-05-18T12:26:00","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T12:26:00","slug":"press-release-helen-stephenson-cbe-will-be-the-next-chief-executive-of-the-charity-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=81273","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Helen Stephenson CBE will be the next chief executive of the Charity Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Helen Stephenson, who has been Director of Early Years and Childcare at the Department for Education since 2014, will join the Commission on 18 July. She succeeds Paula Sussex in the role.<\/p>\n

Helen has extensive experience of senior leadership across the public and voluntary sectors, having previously served as Director and Deputy Director of the Office for Civil Society, and has filled senior roles at the Big Lottery Fund and the Shaftesbury Society. She has also, until recently, been chair and trustee of the National Childbirth Trust, and was part of the Advisory Council of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations.<\/p>\n

In her current role, Helen leads a large team in delivering and implementing a multi-million pound childcare programme, and was responsible for taking the Childcare Act through Parliament. At the Cabinet Office, Helen\u2019s responsibilities included delivering government policy on charities, social action and volunteering, social investment and the National Citizens Service.<\/p>\n

Helen Stephenson said:<\/h3>\n
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The charitable sector plays a crucial role in our national life and I am delighted to be joining the Charity Commission at this important time. It is an honour to be leading the dedicated and talented team at the Commission and Paula is handing over an organisation that is in excellent shape, well equipped to meet the challenges of the future. I look forward to working with the Commission\u2019s staff to continue the ambitious plans we have set.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

William Shawcross, Chairman of the Charity Commission, said:<\/h3>\n
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It is wonderful that Helen is joining us. The board and I are confident that she will be an outstanding leader and will build on the progress we have made in recent years. I know our excellent staff will give Helen a warm welcome and I look forward to working with her.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Helen Stephenson \u2013 career<\/h3>\n

2014-2017\tDirector of Early Years and Childcare, Department for Education<\/p>\n

2011-2014 \tDirector, Office for Civil Society and Government innovation Group<\/p>\n

2007-2011 \tDeputy Director, Office for Civil Society, Cabinet Office<\/p>\n

2004-2007 \tHead of Strategic Policy and Partnerships, the Big Lottery Fund<\/p>\n

2001-2004 \tSenior Policy Advisor, New Opportunities Fund\/ Big Lottery Fund<\/p>\n

Helen Stephenson \u2013 voluntary experience<\/h3>\n

2014-2017\tNCVO Advisory Council<\/p>\n

2015-2017 \tTrustee and Chair, National Childbirth Trust<\/p>\n

2013-2017\tBoard Member, Big Society Trust<\/p>\n

Honours<\/h3>\n

2014 \u2013 CBE for services to Civil Society in the Birthday Honours list<\/p>\n

Ends.<\/p>\n

PR 41\/17<\/p>\n

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Notes to editors<\/h4>\n
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  1. \nThe Charity Commission<\/a> is the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales.<\/li>\n
  2. To find out more about our work, see our annual report<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  3. Search for charities on our online register<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Press office<\/h3>\n
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    \n Email<\/span>
    \n     pressenquiries@charitycommission.gsi.gov.uk<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

    \n Press enquiries – office hours<\/span>
    \n 0300 065 2123\n <\/p>\n

    \n Press enquiries – out of hours<\/span>
    \n 07785 748787\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Helen Stephenson CBE has been appointed as the next chief executive of the Charity Commission, the regulator of charities in England and Wales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81273"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=81273"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81275,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81273\/revisions\/81275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=81273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=81273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=81273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}