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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