APSE Awards to be held in Foyle Arena later this year
MAYOR of Derry City and Strabane District, Alderman Hilary McClintock, has expressed her delight at the announcement that DCSDC Council has been nominated for two APSE Service Awards which celebrate the very best in public service excellence.
The Good Relations Team have been selected in the Best Community Neighbourhood Initiative category for their ‘Culture Quarter’ Community Relations Initiative.
Ronan O’Donnell and his team are nominated in the Best Public/Private Partnership Working Initiative category for The Walled City Townscape Heritage Initiative.
Praising both Council teams for their hard work and dedication on being selected as top finalists by the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE), Ald. McClintock said:
“I am extremely proud that Council has been nominated for two APSE Service Awards which are open to local authorities across the UK in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
“I am also delighted that the APSE Service Awards 2016 will be held here in the city, in our wonderful Foyle Arena on September 8th.
“I’m really looking forward to the event which provides an invaluable opportunity for information to be shared with other local authorities and organisations.”
The APSE Annual Service Awards were launched 16 years ago and demonstrate the ability of local authorities to pursue innovation within service delivery and implement new approaches, improving the level of service to local communities.
These awards are unique in that they are designed to recognise frontline services that are delivered to local communities, by local councils.
This year’s awards span 21 categories and cover the vast majority of local government frontline service areas.
All of the finalists were required to present best practice case studies in their respective categories, which showed them all to be front runners in implementing innovative ideas that support continuous improvement and adaptation in local services.
Paul O’Brien, APSE Chief Executive, was delighted to see such a high calibre of entries this year.
He said: “Despite the issues local government faces at this present moment, it is wonderful to see such exciting projects being carried out by so many dedicated people. These finalists are a credit to their councils and their communities.”
The winners of each category will be announced in Derry at the APSE Annual Service Awards Charity Dinner on Thursday, 8th September.
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