Announcing the winners of the APSE performance networks awards 2016!
Each of this year’s winning councils has shown an exceptional commitment to frontline service provision and are brilliant examples of how measuring and comparing services can lead to real change. The performance networks awards recognise both ‘Best Performers’ and ‘Most Improved Performers’ in each category, to encourage excellence and promote continuous improvement in local government.
Debbie Johns, Head of performance networks, said, “I am delighted to see such a large number of authorities successfully utilising the performance networks data benchmarking service to develop their services and achieve excellence. These awards celebrate excellence in a wide range of frontline service areas, and use performance data as a means to assess the quality, cost and productivity of frontline local government services.”
APSE Chief Executive Paul O’Brien said, “The winners and finalists of these awards are proof that, despite the squeeze of austerity and continuous budget cuts, local councils can still offer excellent frontline services that successfully serve their communities. It is a pleasure to be working with these innovative, determined champions of local government.”
The winners of the awards were presented by journalist and broadcaster Lucy Siegle on Thursday 1 December at the APSE performance networks seminar 2016 in Blackpool.
Congratulations to all finalists and winners!
Building cleaning
Best performer
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
East Renfrewshire Council
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Hartlepool Borough Council
Knowsley MBC
North Lincolnshire Council
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
South Lanarkshire Council
Winner: Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Most improved performer
Aberdeen City Council
Argyll & Bute Council
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
East Renfrewshire Council
North Ayrshire Council
North Lincolnshire Council
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Renfrewshire Council
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
Winner: Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Building maintenance
Best performer
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Caerphilly County Borough Council
City of Lincoln Council
Falkirk Council
North Ayrshire Council
Oxford City Council
Shetland Islands Council
Swansea City & County
West Lothian Council
Winner: Caerphilly County Borough Council
Most improved performer
Broxtowe Borough Council
Caerphilly County Borough Council
City of Lincoln Council
North Ayrshire Council
Oxford City Council
South Ayrshire Council
Vale of Glamorgan County BC
Winner: South Ayrshire Council
Cemetery and crematorium
Kindly sponsored by The Columbaria Group
Best performer
Birmingham City Council
City of York Council
Manchester City Council
Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough Council
North Lincolnshire Council
Oxford City Council
South Lanarkshire Council
Stirling Council
Wyre Borough Council
Winner: City of York Council
Most improved performer
Cardiff Council
Dumfries & Galloway Council
Durham County Council
Halton Borough Council
Manchester City Council
Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough Council
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Cardiff Council
Winner: Cardiff Council
Education catering
Kindly sponsored by Middleton Foods
Best performer
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Denbighshire County Council
Derbyshire County Council
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Hartlepool Borough Council
Manchester City Council
North Lincolnshire Council
Sunderland City Council
Winner: Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Most improved performer
Aberdeen City Council
Derbyshire County Council
East Ayrshire Council
East Renfrewshire Council
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
North Ayrshire Council
North Lincolnshire Council
Pembrokeshire County Council
South Ayrshire Council
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Winner: Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Environmental health
Kindly sponsored by Toltec
Best performer
Angus Council
East Ayrshire Council
North Lanarkshire Council
Scottish Borders Council
Stroud District Council
West Dunbartonshire Council
Western Isles Council
Winner: North Lanarkshire Council
Highways, roads and winter maintenance
Kindly sponsored by Stirling Lloyd
Best performer
Durham County Council
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Midlothian Council
North Ayrshire Council
Oxfordshire County Council
Shetland Islands Council
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Winner: Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Most improved performer
Aberdeen City Council
Carmarthenshire County Council
Fife Council
Glasgow City Council
Inverclyde Council
Neath Port Talbot County BC
Slough Borough Council
South Ayrshire Council
Winner: Inverclyde Council
Parks, open spaces and horticultural services
Kindly sponsored by CAMMS
Best performer
Broxtowe Borough Council
Conwy County Borough Council
Eastleigh Borough Council
Fife Council
Hackney London Borough
Ipswich Borough Council
Oxford City Council
West Dunbartonshire Council
Winner: Conwy County Borough Council
Most improved performer
Bolsover District Council
Dumfries & Galloway Council
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Eastleigh Borough Council
Hackney London Borough
Knowsley MBC
North Tyneside MBC
South Lanarkshire Council
Winner: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Images for winning councils can be downloaded by clicking on the image. Finalist councils, please request images through Vicky Starmer on vstarmer@apse.org.uk