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Civil Service Awards Shortlist Announced

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Civil servants from more than 15 departments and agencies have been named in the shortlist of the Whitehall & Westminster World Civil Service Awards, organised in association with Ernst & Young.

The list, released on Tuesday 23rd September, was selected from more than 700 entries to the awards, now in their third year.

The winners in each of the 13 categories will be chosen by our prestigious judging panel and the winners will be announced on the 26th November at a gala award ceremony at Lancaster House.

The cabinet secretary and head of the home civil service Sir Gus O’Donnell congratulated all those who were shortlisted.

“Choosing a shortlist of just three nominations for each of the 13 categories hasn’t been an easy task for our panel of experts.
“It is a real testament to the civil service that we have so many outstanding people and teams, and these awards are our opportunity to recognise their achievements and to say thank you.
“Being shortlisted is a real achievement and I want to pass on my congratulations to everyone who got through and to thank everyone who entered – their successes and achievements are an inspiration and set standards of excellence for us all.”

The full shortlist is reproduced below

Financial Management Award

  • Coal Health Liability Forecasting Team, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
  • Jobcentre Plus Implementation Project, Department of Work and Pensions
  • The Financial Management Shared Service Centre, Ministry of Defence

Communications Award

  • Customer Insight Team - The Transition for benefits to pensions – a customer perspective, Department of Work and Pensions
  • Tobacco Cessation Marketing Communications Strategy, Department of Health
  • Platform2 team – Platform2: Engaging hard-to-reach young adults in global issues and volunteering, Spring 2008, Department for International Development

Joined up Government Award

  • Nick Kay, Phil Marker and Tim Woodman – One Government, One Embassy, One Peace, Ministry of Defence
  • James Blake – Local Area Agreements, Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Adam Mcleod - Efficiency and Value from Transforming EU Healthcare Benefits: joined-up working between Department of Health & Department of Work and Pensions

Innovation Award

  • MoD GEMS team - Innovation at the front line: MoD GEMS Scheme in Iraq, Ministry of Defence
  • Places of Change (Hostels Capital Improvement Programme), Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Eco Efficiency in UKBA Queens Warehouses, Home Office

Knowledge and Management Analysis Award

  • Department 0f Work and Pensions estates optimisation project, Department of Work and Pensions
  • HSE Agricultural insight project, Agriculture & Food Sector, Health and Safety Executive
  • CLG Place database, Improving evidence-based policy making and partnership working: the Places Database, Department for Communities and Local Government

Leadership Award

  • Timber Procurement, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
  • Emma Hopkins, Head of organised and financial crime unit, Home Office
  • Better Regulation of Medicines Initiative (BROMI), Medicines Healthcare Products and Regulatory Agency

HR, Learning and Development Award

  • Health & Safety e-learning, Valuation Office
  • Developing National Emergency Resilience in the UK, Fire Service College
  • Centre for Applied Learning Supports Reform Agenda , Northern Ireland Civil Service

Operational Delivery Award

  • MOT Computerisation, Vehicle and Operator Services Agency
  • The Local Job Teams in Coventry, JobCentre Plus
  • Places of Change (Hostels Capital Improvement Programme), Department for Communities and Local Government

Procurement Award

  • Improving Procurement Capability, Department 0f Work and Pensions
  • HMRC - Raising the Bar in Public Procurement, HM Revenue and Customs
  • The Further Education Procurement Efficiency Programme, Department for Children Schools and Families

Project and Programme Management Award

  • The UKBA International Group Biometrics Programme, Home Office
  • Phoenix HR/HR Operating Ministry of Defenceel Project Team for delivery of a new HR Operating Ministry of Defenceel for HM Prison Service , HM Prison Service
  • Angels & Dragons, HM Revenue and Customs

Public Value Award

  • The Planning Portal, Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Public Communications Unit, Department for Children Schools and Families
  • Better Regulation of Medicines Initiative (BROMI), Medicines Healthcare Products and Regulatory Agency

Science and Technology Award

  • Fisheries Science Partnership team, Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
  • Defra’s Plant Health & Seeds Inspectors (PHSI) and the Central Science Laboratory (CSL) Plant Health Scientists - Implementation of novel field-based testing kits for improved service delivery for Phytophthora ramorum (sudden oak death) diagnosis, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
  • Foresight Obesity Project Team, Tackling Obesities: Future Choices, Government Office for Science, Department for Innovation University and Skills
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