Nominations Open For Diversity And Equality Awards

The awards highlight and underline the importance of diversity and equality within the Civil Service, and carries the full support of Cabinet Secretary, and Fund President, Sir Gus O’Donnell.

He says, "Diversity remains the key to enabling the Civil Service to provide important public services to an increasingly diverse range of people.

"To be effective we need to continue to attract talented people from the widest range of backgrounds, encourage them to aspire and fulfil their potential and empower them to develop innovative ways of implementing policies and delivering services.

"I am proud of what we have already achieved across Government in promoting diversity and equality.

"These awards will help us to identify and celebrate some of the excellent achievements that are being made across the Civil Service and show how our traditional values of integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality guide all our work."

There are four categories for which you can nominate someone:

Individual Achievement Award - an award for an individual who has shown excellent results through inclusive leadership or activity

Leading Change In Diversity and Equality Award - an award for senior individual or collective leadership (e.g. a departmental board) that has ensured equality thinking is done as a matter of course in policy making and service delivery

Understanding and Engaging with Communities Award - an award for an individual or a team who have improved outcomes for communities through understanding and engagement

Excellence In Service Delivery Award - an award for an individual or team who have displayed excellence in service delivery

Winners of each category will form the shortlist for the Diversity and Equality Award at the Civil Service Awards, which will be held in November.

To nominate someone for an award, visit the special section devoted to the Civil Service Diversity and Equality Awards at the Civil Service Network website.