We are delighted to reveal the 2019 Public Finance Awards winners. The winners, drawn from across the sector and representing all parts of the UK, demonstrate the remarkable dedication and inventiveness of those working to deliver excellence in governance and financial management throughout the public sector.
Congratulations to all 2019 winners.
WINNER: Financial Services Centre, Transport for London
Judge’s comments: “The winner was a very high-quality submission demonstrating strong delivery, comprehensively supported by stakeholders.”
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Finance Team, North Yorkshire County Council
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WINNER: Finance Team, North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
Judge’s comments: “The winner impressed us by the evidence of the impact, the ability to share experience and the way that ethics was embedded in the initiative.”
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WINNER: Ralph Bryan, Josephine Burchell, Ann Dattani, Rachel Hull, Susan Martin, Pauline Moore, James Porter, Carmala Rajasooriyer, Lynne Stannard, The National Archives
Judge’s comments: “National Archives emerged as our winner because of the way they managed their resource restraints by building empowering relationships with the rest of the organisation.”
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Finance Team, Public Health England
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Sponsored by: Oxygen Finance
WINNER: Sonia Virdee, Chief Accountant, Kent Police
Judge’s comments: “Sonia Virdee had outstanding nominations endorsed by senior police leadership of the organisation. Sonia demonstrated inspiring leadership skills and the ability to adapt to new environments.”
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Sponsored by: CIPFA-Penna
WINNER : Brian Davey, Head of Financial Services Centre, Transport for London
Judge’s comments: “Brian Davey has clearly had a major impact on Transport for London on culture as much as process, with an impressive commitments to investing in professional development.”
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WINNER : The Corporate Core Team, Manchester City Council
Judge’s comments: “The winner showed great use of integrated reporting, making maximum use of the digital technology for residents’ ease of access.”
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Finance Team, University of Edinburgh
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WINNER: Cartrefi Conwy and Creating Enterprise
Judge’s comments: “An innovative and comprehensive approach that is making a real difference to people’s lives – ticks all of the boxes in terms of alternative service delivery.”
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WINNER: Logistics 2017 Programme, Department for Work & Pensions
Judge’s comments: “This was a strong entry about a change to an under-discussed, but important, end of business. There was a strong commitment to, and evidence of, social value.”
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WINNER: NHS Wales Finance Academy
Judge’s comments: “In a time of constraint, this winner’s ambition increased rather than diminished. It developed a widely applicable initiative, attracting the attention of industry giants.”
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WINNER: Assurance Lincolnshire Internal Audit Team, Lincolnshire County Council
Judge’s comments: “There was a lot of evidence of proactive planning and putting in place resilient processes to monitor and mitigate risk. We were impressed by the focus on ethics, acting in the public interest and sharing the work with other groups.”
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WINNER: Northern Care Alliance NHS Group and MIAA
Judge’s comments: “All the entrants demonstrated the value of internal audit. With the winner, audit was at the front end of change within the NHS. It’s a group model that involved some real collaborative working, allowing the sharing of good practice across partners.”
HIGHLY COMMENDED: St. Albans District Council – Internal Audit
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WINNER: London Borough of Bromley
Judge’s comments: “Bromley demonstrated its breadth of use of alternative investments to optimise returns for the benefi t of fund holders in a transparent and engaged manner.”
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WINNER: Independent Living Fund Scotland
Judge’s comments: “The winner was a good example of co-production and good engagement with the community, together with targeted activities and lots of ideas for the future.”
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WINNER: Help to Live at Home Digital Improvements, Liverpool City Council
Judge’s comments: “The winning team’s enterprising use of technology helped really deliver for the end user, and employed the best of the public and private sectors working together.”
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Turas People, NHS Education for Scotland
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WINNER: Oxygen Finance and Warwickshire County Council
Judge’s comments: “This is a great example of public-private collaboration to maximise each efficiency, clearly demonstrating benefits for service users. It amplifies the local authority in delivering social value and supporting new and local small businesses.”
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