The Police Service of Northern Ireland has won the top honour at the annual National Payroll Giving Awards.

In a ceremony held at HM Treasury last night, the Northern Ireland coppers took out both the best public sector employer and overall campaigns. The awards, which are hosted by the Institute of Fundraising, reportedly had a record high number of entries.

The ceremony was told that payroll giving had increased overall during the last year by 2 per cent, to reach £106m.