Awards

Announcing the winners of the APSE Service Awards 2017!

These awards, designed to recognise excellence in local government frontline services across the UK, are open to all local authorities and their public sector partners. 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 awards were presented by Louisa Preston, broadcast journalist for BBC London and BBC Breakfast.

The winners of the awards demonstrated that they are actively implementing innovative ideas, supporting continuous improvement, and developing new strategies to deliver local services whilst also highlighting their commitment to innovation and adaptation in local services.

APSE Chief Executive Paul O’Brien said, "Despite local government currently facing many challenges, these winning councils have demonstrated their ability to offer their communities excellent local services through implementing exciting, innovative projects and new ways of working. They are a credit to their communities, and should be proud of their excellent achievements."

The winners were announced at a ceremony in Oxford on Thursday 7 September. Download the brochure with summaries of this year's Service Award entries by clicking the button below.

Congratulations to all finalists and winners!

Service Awards brochure

Redefining neighbourhoods: Beyond austerity

Delegates at this year’s Service Awards were also treated to the premiere of APSE and ITN Productions’ new programme, Redefining neighbourhoods: Beyond austerity. This programme explores the current challenges that local authorities face in providing infrastructures and services in a harsh funding climate.

The Seminar Highlights, filmed at the APSE Annual Seminar 2017, is now available to view below. Find out more here.

	Overall Council of the Year in Service Delivery Kindly sponsored by Yotta Aberdeen City Council Bolton Council City and County of Swansea Fife Council Hull City Council/Kingstown Works Ltd North Ayrshire Council Nottingham City Council Oxford City Council Stockton on Tees Borough Council Winner: North Ayrshire Council
	Best Workforce Initiative Kindly sponsored by UNISON Active Tameside City and County of Swansea Manchester City Council North Ayrshire Council Nottinghamshire County Council Salford City Council Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Winner: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
	Best Housing, Regeneration or New Build Initiative Kindly sponsored by CAMMS City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Derry City and Strabane District Council Fife Council North Lanarkshire Council Reading Borough Council Stockton on Tees Borough Council Tower Hamlets Council/Swan Housing and GLA YES Energy Solutions / North Lincolnshire Council Winner: YES Energy Solutions / North Lincolnshire Council
	Best Efficiency and Transformation Initiative Kindly sponsored by Alliance Leisure Bolton Council Cambridgeshire County Council Conwy County Borough Council Fife Council Kingstown Works Ltd North Ayrshire Council Selby District Council Tower Hamlets Council Waveney District Council Winner: North Ayrshire Council
	Best Health and Well-being Initiative (incl. Social Care) Kindly sponsored by UNISON Blaby District Council Bournemouth Borough Council Gateshead Council Manchester City Council and Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Powys County Council Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Stockton on Tees Borough Council Stockport Homes Winner: Stockport Homes
	Best Public/Private Partnership Working Initiative Kindly sponsored by GS Plus Aberdeen City Council City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Calderdale Council Cordia (Services) LLP Hull City Council Stockton on Tees Borough Council Veolia Watford Wyre Council Winner: Hull City Council
	Best Collaborative Working Initiative (with other public sector or third sector) Kindly sponsored by CORMAC Aberdeen City Council Argyll and Bute Council Blaby District Council Bolton Council Cordia (Services) LLP Derbyshire County Council North Ayrshire Council Peterborough City Council South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Stroud District Council Winner: Blaby District Council
	Best Commercialisation and Entrepreneurship Initiative Kindly sponsored by Public Power Solutions Aberdeen City Council Birmingham City Council Cheshire East Council Dumfries and Galloway Council Guildford Borough Council Kingstown Works Ltd Oxford City Council West Lindsey District Council Winner: Guildford Borough Council
	Best Community and Neighbourhood Initiative (incl. Community Safety) Kindly sponsored by Secured by Design City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Cheshire East Council Harrogate Borough Council North Ayrshire Council Stafford Borough Council Swale Borough Council Waltham Forest Council West Sussex County Council Winner: Swale Borough Council
	Best Innovation or Demand Management Initiative Kindly sponsored by Toltec Aberdeen City Council Blaby District Council Bolton Council Cambridgeshire County Council Dundee City Council / Tayside Contracts Luton Borough Council Powys County Council Rochdale Borough Council Winner: Bolton Council
	Best Renewable Energy or Energy Efficiency Initiative Kindly sponsored by Walker Morris LLP Fife Council Mid and East Antrim Borough Council North Ayrshire Council Nottingham City Council Stockton on Tees Borough Council Swindon Borough Council and Public Power Solutions YES Energy Solutions and Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Winner: Swindon Borough Council and Public Power Solutions
	Best Service Team of the Year: Construction and Building Service Kindly sponsored by bfpeople Bournemouth Borough Council City and County of Swansea East Midlands Building Consultancy Kingstown Works Ltd North Ayrshire Council West Lothian Council Winner: Bournemouth Borough Council
	Best Service Team of the Year: Catering Service Kindly sponsored by Elegant Cuisine Birmingham City Council GS Plus Gateshead Council Manchester City Council North Ayrshire Council Stockton on Tees Borough Council Winner: Birmingham City Council
	Best Service Team of the Year: Facilities Management and Building Cleaning Service Kindly sponsored by Kingdom Aberdeen City Council Durham County Council Rochdale Borough Council Stockport Homes Telford and Wrekin Council Winner: Telford and Wrekin Council
	Best Service Team of the Year: Highways, Winter Maintenance and Street Lighting Service Kindly sponsored by WJ Group Blackburn with Darwen Council Bournemouth Borough Council City and County of Swansea Kingstown Works Ltd North Ayrshire Council Winner: City and County of Swansea
	Best Service Team of the Year: Transport and Fleet Maintenance Service Kindly sponsored by Brigade Electronics Fife Council GS Plus North Ayrshire Council Oxford City Council Stockton on Tees Borough Council Winner: GS Plus
	Best Service Team of the Year: Waste Management and Recycling Service Kindly sponsored by Enevo Brighton and Hove City Council City and County of Swansea East Riding of Yorkshire Council Guildford Borough Council North Ayrshire Council Stirling Council Wakefield Council Warwickshire County Council Wyre Council Winner: City and County of Swansea
	Best Service Team of the Year: Street Cleansing and Streetscene Service (Public Realm) Kindly sponsored by De Montfort University Dorset Waste Partnership Gedling Borough Council Guildford Borough Council North Ayrshire Council North Lincolnshire Council Oxford City Council South Tyneside Homes Winner: Oxford City Council
	Best Service Team of the Year: Parks, Grounds and Horticultural Service Kindly sponsored by Amazone Ltd Aberdeen City Council Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council Burnley Borough Council Nottingham City Council Oxford City Council Tower Hamlets Council West Lothian Council Winner: Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
	Best Service Team of the Year: Cemetery and Crematorium Service Kindly sponsored by Anglia Research Services Bournemouth Borough Council Gedling Borough Council Kettering Borough Council London Borough of Bexley North East Lincolnshire Council Nottingham City Council Stockton on Tees Borough Council Winner: Kettering Borough Council
	Best Service Team of the Year: Sports, Leisure and Cultural Service Kindly sponsored by i2o Ltd Aberdeen City Council Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council (Doncaster Culture and Leisure Trust) North Norfolk District Council Oxford City Council Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Stockton on Tees Borough Council Winner: Stockton on Tees Borough Council
	Best Service Team of the Year: Environmental Health, Trading Standards and Regulatory Service Kindly sponsored by StarTraq East Lothian Council Kettering Borough Council Peterborough City Council and Cambridgeshire County Council - Trading Standards making a difference locally, regionally, and nationally Peterborough City Council - Keeping the UK ‘Rabies-free’: a multi-sector approach Sevenoaks District Council Shared Regulatory Services (Bridgend, Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan) Winner: Peterborough City Council and Cambridgeshire County Council - Trading Standards making a difference locally, regionally and nationally

Awards

Announcing the winners of the APSE Service Awards 2017!

Redefining neighbourhoods: Beyond austerity

Winner: North Ayrshire Council

Promoting excellence in public services

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