Civil Service Awards 2016 – full shortlist announced

Find out which civil servants and departmental teams are in the running for an award


By Civil Service World

24 Oct 2016

The full shortlist for the 11th annual Civil Service Awards has been unveiled.

The awards cover a range of categories including best analysis and use of evidence; inspirational leadership of the year; communication; customer service; building capability and skills, and a new policy award named after the late Downing Street official Chris Martin.

Among those judging this year's accolades are permanent secretaries including the Ministry of Justice's Richard Heaton, the Scottish government's Leslie Evans, and the Department for Exiting the European Union's Oliver Robbins. Winners will be unveiled at this year's awards ceremony – run by CSW's parent company Dods – which takes place on November 24.

The full list can be found below – and there's lots more over on the dedicated Civil Service Awards site. 

The Analysis and Use of Evidence Award
Benefits and Credits Data Analytics Team (BCAT): HM Revenue & Customs
National Cancer Registration Service: Public Health England
Resilience Direct and the national population database development team: Health and Safety Executive

The Chris Martin Policy Award
Homelessness team: Department for Communities and Local Government
Indictable Cases Pilot Team (ICP Team): Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland
Tobacco Control Team: Department of Health

The Clarity Award
Nick Bennett: Ministry of Defence
Oliver Sweetman: Serious Fraud Office
P2 redesign team: HM Revenue & Customs

The Collaboration Award
One Public Estate team: Cabinet Office
Country Migration: Home Office, Department for Communities and Local Government and Department for International Development
Universal Credit Programme: HM Revenue & Customs

The Commercial Award
Commercial Capability & Performance Team: Department for International Development
PACT Commercial Exit: Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Thames Tideway Tunnel Team: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Communication Award
BEIS campaigns Team: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Cabinet Office Communication Team: Cabinet Office
Cadw - Welsh Government Marketing Team: Welsh Government

The Customer Service Award
Chelmsford Employer Engagement Team: Department for Work and Pensions
Fatal Incidents Investigations Team: The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman
Pauline Connor: Northern Ireland Prison Service

The Dame Lesley Strathie Operational Excellence Award
Listing Team Wood Green Crown Court: HM Courts and Tribunals Service
Surge Rapid Response Team: HM Revenue & Customs
Rural Payment Wales Online: Welsh Government

The Digital Award
Check your State Pension: Department for Work and Pensions
Help with Fees Team: Ministry of Justice
Making Tax Digital for Individuals: HM Revenue & Customs

The Diversity and Inclusion Award
Ellie Binks and Keela Shackell-Smith: National Offender Management Service and Environment Agency
Joanna Parry: Home Office
Mushtaq Raj: Home Office
Personal Tax Raising Disability Awareness Team: HM Revenue & Customs
PRISM - Welsh Government LGBTI+ Staff Network: Welsh Government
Religion and Ethnic Minority (REM) Network: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

The Innovation Award
Colin Hewlett: National Offender Management Service
Geographic Information Technical Team: Rural Payments Agency
Healthcare Innovation and All-Wales Capital Programme: Welsh Government

The Inspirational Leadership of the Year Award
Austin Treacy: Northern Ireland Prison Service
David I Hill: HM Revenue & Customs
Julia Nix: Department for Work and Pensions

The Project Delivery Excellence Award
DFID Bangladesh's Extreme Poverty Team: Department for International Development
CBRN Team: Ministry of Defence
Priority School Building Programme: Department for Education

The Skills Award
Digital Capability Team Department: Legal Aid Agency
Digital Group Department: Valuation Office Agency
World First: Launch of a new Register of Plant Health Professionals, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Supporting Growth Award
ITI Life Sciences Organisation: Department for International Trade
Research Infrastructure and Growth Branch, Science Research and Evidence Directorate: Department of Health
Yorkshire & Northern Lincolnshire Area Team: Natural England

The Volunteering Award
Ed Miles: Ministry of Defence
Jewel Miah MBE: Home Office
Mark Summers: HM Revenue & Customs

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