APSE Annual Service Awards 2021

APSE has announced its Service Awards Winners 2021!

APSE are delighted to announce the winners of the APSE Service Awards 2021. 

Speaking about the Awards, Paul O'Brien, APSE Chief Executive, said, "The purpose of last night’s celebration was to recognise the best in public services and to share that best practice with all. We received an overwhelming 320 submissions for the Awards this year, with each one demonstrating a clear commitment to the goals of continuous improvement and the delivery of excellence in public services. On behalf of everyone at APSE I would like to say a massive thank you to all of our finalists – you are a credit to the communities you serve."

The APSE Awards are specific to frontline services provided by UK local authorities. The Awards are agreed by a panel of expert judges. This year, the Awards included 22 categories, covering the vast majority of local services, as well as the prestigious Overall Council of the Year in Service Delivery Award.

The winners were announced at the APSE Annual Charity Awards Dinner, in aid of Parkinson’s UK, on Thursday 9 September 2021 in Birmingham. For more information about the APSE Annual Seminar 2021, click here.

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Overall Council of the Year

Sponsored by

• Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council
• East Ayrshire Council
• Lancaster City Council
• Neath Port Talbot Council
• Swansea Council
• Telford & Wrekin Council
• Wigan Council

Winner: Telford & Wrekin Council

Best Workforce Initiative

Sponsored by

• Cheshire East Council
• East Riding of Yorkshire Council
• Lancaster City Council
• South Ayrshire Council
• South Staffordshire Council
• Telford & Wrekin Council
• Wigan Council

Winner: Wigan Council

Best Housing, Regeneration or New Build Initiative

Sponsored by

• Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council
• East Ayrshire Council
• Stevenage Borough Council
• Swansea Council
• Telford & Wrekin Council
• Unitas Stoke-on-Trent Ltd
• Warrington Borough Council

Winner: Swansea Council

Best Efficiency and Transformation Initiative

Sponsored by

• Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council
• Ashfield District Council
• East Riding of Yorkshire Council
• Glasgow City Council
• Lancaster City Council
• South Kesteven District Council
• South Staffordshire Council
• Southampton City Council

Winner: East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Best Health and Wellbeing Initiative (inc. Social Care)

Sponsored by

• Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council
• Cormac Solutions Ltd
• East Suffolk Council
• Lancashire County Council
• Leeds City Council
• South Ayrshire Council
• South Gloucestershire Council
• Wakefield Council

Winner: Lancashire County Council

Best Public/Private Partnership Working Initiative

Sponsored by

• Exeter City Council
• Glasgow City Council
• Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
• Neath Port Talbot Council
• Newcastle City Council
• Unitas Stoke-on-Trent Ltd

Winner: Neath Port Talbot Council

Best Collaborative Working Initiative (with other public sector or third sector)

Sponsored by

• City of Wolverhampton Council
• Lancashire County Council
• Neath Port Talbot Council
• Oxfordshire County Council
• Southampton City Council
• Wakefield Council
• Walsall Council
• Warwickshire County Council

Winner: Warwickshire County Council

Best Commercialisation and Entrepreneurship Initiative

Sponsored by

• Ashford Borough Council
• Durham County Council
• Nottingham City Council
• South Staffordshire Council
• Swansea Council
• Waltham Forest Council
• Wakefield Council

Winner: Nottingham City Council

Best Community and Neighbourhood Initiative (inc. Community Safety)

Sponsored by

• Cheshire East Council
• Colchester Borough Council
• East Suffolk Council
• Newham Council
• Renfrewshire Council
• Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
• Stevenage Borough Council
• Telford & Wrekin Council

Winner: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

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