A Charter mark is an award demonstrating the achievement of national standard for excellence in customer service in UK public sector organisations. It was one of the consequences of a political initiative, the Citizen's Charter, by Prime MinisterJohn Major in 1991, to improve the face of government. Citizens Charter is a tool for effective and responsive administration. ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... Sir John Major, KG, CH (born 29 March 1943) is an English politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1997. ...
The scope of public sector organisations includes departments of local councils, voluntary organisations having more than 10% public funding, and also private subcontractors on public contracts. It also includes public transport operators and the gas, electricity and water utilities.
Assesment for the award, made by one of four certification bodies, is on achievement of goals to:
Set standards and perform well
Actively engage with customers, partners and staff
Be fair and accessible to everyone and promote choice
Continuously develop and improve
Use resources effectively and imaginatively
Contribute to improving opportunities and quality of life in the communities served
The award is for three years after which the organisation may re-apply.
External links
Cabinet Office – Charter Mark
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A charteredmark is a trademark or service mark which is given special statutory protection separate from the usual registration of trade marks and service marks.
A charteredmark, in effect, is a type of trademark/servicemark in which the organization is granted the mark "by charter", i.e.
Examples of charteredmarks in the United States include FDIC for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts for the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the USA, respectively; and Olympic for the United States Olympic Committee.
Though registration is available in most countries, showing conclusive right to use the registered mark, many jurisdictions (in common law countries, at least) will still protect unregistered marks as long as the owner claiming infringement can prove ownership through earliest and consistent use.
Marks may also be abandoned by "naked licensing", which involves the owner granting rights to use the mark to another party without sufficiently controlling how or on what they use it.
An abandoned mark is not irrevocably in the public domain, but instead can be reregistered by anyone who has regained exclusive and active use, including the original mark owner.
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