Making a Difference Awards

Awards Categories

Awards Categories

Making a Difference through People

Local Champion Award

This award recognises the work of individual elected members in their capacity on a Council/Fire and Rescue Authority and how they have made a difference to the lives of local people.


Outstanding Contribution: Award for employee or team of the year

This award recognises where an employee or team has made an outstanding contribution to the work of their Council/Fire and Rescue Authority and/or lives of local people.


People Management: Award for people development and learning

This award recognises where Councils/Fire and Rescue Authorities have transformed service delivery via radical reworking of human resources and organisational development.

 

Making a Difference to People and Places

Stepping up to the Challenge: Award for engaged, inclusive, cohesive communities/neighbourhoods

This award recognises where Councils/Fire and Rescue Authorities have effectively engaged with the local community/neighbourhood to better understand local needs/preferences and make sure the right services are provided to local people.


Improving Lives: Award for creating a better place to live

This award recognises where Councils/Fire and Rescue Authorities have been effective in creating a cleaner, greener, safer, healthier - better - place to live.


Cultural Places: Award for making a difference through culture

This award recognises where a significant impact has been made through cultural activities.


Working Together to Make a Difference

Better Connected: Award for improving and tansforming services for customers

This award recognises where Councils/Fire and Rescue Authorities have transformed services and achieved improvements in the use of IT and e-technology, improving accessibility of services for citizens.


Working together to improve: Award for collaboration through partnership working

This award recognises where Councils/Fire and Rescue Authorities have successfully collaborated with public service organisations or partners to specifically improve a service or deliver a target.


Looking beyond our shores: Award for transnational working

This award recognises where Councils/Fire and Rescue Authortities have successfully worked with individuals, partners and organisations outside of the UK to exchange knowledge/experience and/or develop new practice and improved outcomes.


Making the connections:  Award for effectively communicating with local people, partners and/or the workforce

This award recognises Councils/Fire and Rescue Authorities who have been effective in communicating with local people, partners and/or their workforce.  This may be through a single campaign or overall communications strategy.


Council/Fire and Rescue Authority of the Year

This award recognises the Council/Fire and Rescue Authority that is able to demonstrate the most significant impacts and record of success in the region.. 

 

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