2023

A festive message to our local government heroes: We share with you the APSE 2023 poem, which this year was written by our own poet laureate, Matt Ellis, APSE Principal Advisor!

One in four councillors think their local authority is at risk of bankruptcy within the next five years, new Survation poll finds: A Survation poll, conducted on behalf of the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE), also finds the public favours more money for local councils for local services, with eight times as many people trusting local councillors than Government ministers to make decisions about how services are provided in their local area.

Funding and digital skills shortage identified as the most common barriers to local authority technological adaptation: The report, a collaboration between the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) and Society for Innovation, Technology and Modernisation (Socitm), makes five recommendations on how local council frontline services can benefit from better adoption and use of digital, data and technological capabilities to improve outcomes for people and communities in places.

APSE is pleased to announce our Annual Service Awards 2024!: These prestigious awards are for all local authorities and their public-sector partners across the United Kingdom recognising your frontline services teams as well as your special initiatives.

Take part in our biosecurity research: APSE is carrying out a short survey on plant biosecurity and the level of awareness amongst members, with a view to ensuring that local authorities can manage biosecurity in a safe and sustainable manner.

Under Pressure: The Future of Councillor-Officer Relationships - New Report: A new report by the Association of Public Service Excellence (APSE), has delved into the dynamics behind the working relationships of councillors and officers.

Setting the benchmark: The winners of the APSE Performance Networks Awards 2023: APSE Performance Networks is pleased to announce the winners in the most improved and best performer categories for the Performance Networks Awards for 2023. The awards ceremony took place at the Performance Networks Seminar at the Village Hotel, Blackpool on Thursday 7 December 2023.

PlotBox named as one of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2023: Leading deathtech solutions provider PlotBox today announced that it ranked number 27 in the 2023 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Ireland.

Soft Facilities Management Innovation Awards 2023: APSE is pleased to present the Innovation Awards, celebrating outstanding local councils that use innovative ideas and solutions to tackle the current challenges facing their frontline facilities management services.

The finalists of the APSE Performance Networks Awards 2023: APSE performance networks is pleased to announce the finalists in the most improved and best performer categories for the 2023 awards.