Shortlisted nominees were announced by Civil Service World on the social media site Twitter at 10:00am this morning.
The annual awards, now in their ninth year, are designed to recognise the achievements of teams or individuals that have shown innovation, made a significant difference in their area over the past 12 months or impressed beyond their immediate team and department.
Departments are invited to nominate those that they believe deserve recognition and this year 695 nominations were received.
“These awards give us the chance to take pride in the big achievements of the Civil Service,” said Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood, adding that the awards celebrated the success of “individual civil servants.”
The nominees were chosen by a panel of expert judges that included permanent under-secretary for Ministry of Justice Ursula Brennan; permanent secretary at the Department of Health Una O’Brien; Bjorn Conway, head of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Resilience at EY; permanent under-secretary of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Simon Fraser, Director-General, Civil Service Reform and Functional Leadership Olly Robbins and permanent secretary, Department for Education Chris Wormald.
The shortlisted nominees are listed below. For more information about the nominees and awards please visit the website:
Nominees for the Analysis and Use of Evidence Award
Justice Data Lab, Ministry of Justice
Humanitarian Innovation & Evidence Programme, Department for International Development
Child Poverty Unit, Department for Education
Nominees for the Commercial Award
Project Thameslink, Department for Transport
IT Transformation Programme – Network Strand, Department for Work and Pensions
Justine Allan, Deputy Head, South Asia Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Nominees for the Communication Award
The Food Safety Week Team, Food Standards Agency
British Embassy Beijing Communications Team, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
One DWP Campaign, Department for Work and Pensions
Nominees for the Dame Lesley Strathie Operational Excellence Award
Suzanne Newton, Real Time Information Programme Director, HM Revenue & Customs
Service Design & Management Division, Department for Work and Pensions
Case Management Directorate, Legal Aid Agency
Nominees for the Digital Award
View Driving Record Project, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Individual Electoral Registration Exemplar Programme and Project Team, Cabinet Office
Digital Team, Department of Health
Nominees for the Excellence in Civil Service Reform Award
Civil Service Local, North West
Hastings Office, Department for Transport
Alexander Coley, DATA Policy & Standards Manager, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Nominees for the Innovation Award
Land Registry Property Alert Team, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
The Troubled Families Team, Department for Work and Pensions
Banking Customer Education Team, HM Revenue & Custom
Nominees for the International Award
Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Cross Whitehall Syria Chemical Weapons Team, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Illegal Wildlife Trade Team, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Nominees for the Leadership Award
Steve Lowthian, Head of B&C Operations 3, HM Revenue & Customs
Ian Marson, Assistant Director, UKVI Premium Services, Home Office
Bernie Rooney, Director of the Child Maintenance Service, Northern Ireland Civil Service
Nominees for the Policy Award
Troubled Families Team, Department for Communities and Local Government
The Marine Planning Team, Marine Management Organisation
The Girl Summit Team, Department for International Development
Nominees for the Professional of the Year Award
Michael Bingham, Deputy Head, Development Plans, Department for Communities and Local Government
Barbara Farndell, Policy Team Leader, HM Revenue & Customs
Dr Siriol David, HMPS Psychological Services, Wales, Ministry of Justice
Nominees for the Project and Programme Management Award
Estate Directorate Programme and Project Delivery Unit, Ministry of Justice
Benefit Cap Project, Department for Work and Pensions
Force Protection Delivery Team, Ministry of Defence
Nominees for the Skills Award
‘48’ Skills Programme Team, HM Revenue & Custom
Professional Head of Intelligence Analysis Team, Cabinet Office
Learning and Talent Development Team, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
Nominees for the Supporting Enterprise and Growth Award
CBIS Higher Education Reform Project Team, HM Treasury
Rail Innovation Team, Department of Transport
Wood Review Report Team, Department of Energy and Climate Change
Nominees for the Volunteering Award
Pat Dale, Immigration Officer, Home Office
Richard Hill, HMRC Local Compliance Planner, HM Revenue & Customs
Leanne Hugglestone, Corporate Social Responsibility Coordinator, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Nominees for the Diversity and Equality Award
James Saville, Director of Human Resources, Department for International Development
Nita Gajiparia, Projects and Diversity Manager, Judicial Office, Ministry of Justice
Disability Confident Campaign Team, Department for Work and Pensions
Senior Citizen Liaison Team, Home Office
Sharon Drewell, HM Prison Service, Isle of Wight, Ministry of Justice
Women's Network, Environment Agency