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INTRODUCTION he Public Finance Innovation Awards are our opportunity to shine a spotlight on some of the most impressive initiatives, projects and transformations taking place across the public finance world. T It is a world that does not stand still – with service demands increasing, funding levels shifting and reporting requirements tightening. And it is the public finance professional’s role to ensure the delivery of services and to balance the books while all this change is happening. To do this, we have had to make the most of every public pound. It requires the rigour and expertise of traditional accounting practices – but it also needs resourcefulness, flexibility and creativity. Tonight’s winners and runners up represent those who have managed to maintain that rigour and expertise, while at the same time injecting a spark of creativity and flair. What has been particularly striking is the calibre of entries from organisations across the public sector. The role of the public finance professional is evolving rapidly and this change is fostering real talent and ingenuity. If the country is to achieve long-term financial sustainability – and it must – these are the leaders whose drive will deliver the game-changing innovations that will enable better use of public money. Recognising how this is being achieved in practice is what makes these Public Finance Innovation Awards so important for us all. Rob Whiteman, CEO, CIPFA 2 | PUBLIC FINANCE INNOVATION AWARDS 2018 PUBLIC FINANCE INNOVATION AWARDS 2018 | 3 CONTENTS The Judges 4 Alternative Service Delivery Model 16 of the Year GRAND PRIX and Community 6 Engagement Project of the Year Solutions Partner of the Year 17 Finance Training and Development 8 Public Finance Leader of the Year 18 Initiative Finance Team of the Year – 19 Good Governance Award 9 Local Services Innovation in Treasury and Asset 10 Finance Team Of The Year – Health 20 Management Finance Team Of The Year – 23 Innovation in Risk Management 11 National Bodies Innovation in Internal Audit 12 Achievement in Financial Reporting 13 & Accountability Outstanding Procurement Initiative 14 Digital Finance Project of the Year 15 PUBLIC FINANCE INNOVATION AWARDS 2018 | 3 THE JUDGES Our judging panel comprises leading experts from the world of public finance and governance. We are extremely grateful to all of our judges for sharing their time and expertise, as well as for their support in studying and reviewing this year’s entries and in identifying the examples of innovation and excellence that form tonight’s winners at the Public Finance Innovation Awards. CAROLINE AL-BEYERTY LEE HAMILL Deputy Chamberlain Deputy Director of Finance City of London The University Corporation of Edinburgh EMILY ANDREWS MOHAMED HANS Senior Researcher Procurement Advisor Institute for CIPFA Procurement Government & Commissioning Network RICHARD DOUGLAS JACQUI MCKINLAY Consultant Chief Executive Douglas Advisory Centre for Public Scrutiny NATALIE ELPHICKE OBE MATT MILLER Chief Executive Finance Director The Housing & Dreadnought Finance Institute BAE Systems Submarines 4 | PUBLIC FINANCE INNOVATION AWARDS 2018 PUBLIC FINANCE INNOVATION AWARDS 2018 | 5 THE JUDGES ROB WHITEMAN Chair of Judges CEO, CIPFA JANE PAYLING JOHN THORNTON Chief Finance Officer Director West Suffolk & Ipswich e-ssential Resources & East Suffolk CCGs VIVIENNE RUSSELL HARDEV VIRDEE Editor Chief Finance Officer Public Finance & Central & North Public Finance West London NHS International Foundation Trust JANET SENIOR MARCINE WATERMAN Executive Director Non -Exeuctive Director for Resources Ashford & St Peter’s & Regeneration NHS Hospitals London Borough of FoundationTrust Lewisham IAN THOMPSON CHRIS WOBSCHALL CFO & Deputy Group Chief Chief Executive Internal Auditor Office of the Police & Government Internal Crime Commissioner Audit Agency for Thames Valley PUBLIC FINANCE INNOVATION AWARDS 2018 | 5 GRAND PRIX AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT OF THE YEAR WINNER THE DEAL FOR COMMUNITIES INVESTMENT FUND, WIGAN COUNCIL GRAND PRIX AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT OF THE YEAR Thanks to The Deal, Wigan Council on service transformation, had to LISTENING TO AND has succeeded in keeping its be the way forward. libraries open, its school crossing WORKING WITH THE Launched in 2013, The Deal for patrols active and its council tax Communities Investment Fund LOCAL COMMUNITY one of the lowest in the Greater is a simple but revolutionary way Manchester area. HAS ALLOWED THIS for the council to re-engineer its Back in 2010, Wigan faced a relationship with residents. COUNCIL TO ADOPT A daunting financial challenge – The Deal aims to stimulate the a savings target of £160m, SOCIAL APPROACH TO third-sector economy, matching equivalent to 40% of its overall community groups and projects budget. According to the TRANSFORMATION, against services. Each group independent Institute for Fiscal bidding for a share of the fund is MEETING SAVINGS Studies, these cuts were the third encouraged to demonstrate how deepest facing any local authority TARGETS, MAINTAINING it will operate without council in the country. SERVICE LEVELS support after three years. Wigan, Simply cutting services would not however, acknowledges this is not AND SUPPORTING do, and the council realised that possible in all cases and so keeps early and proactive engagement an eye on the social and economic SUSTAINABILITY with local people, with an emphasis benefits of each investment, 6 | PUBLIC FINANCE INNOVATION AWARDS 2018 PUBLIC FINANCE INNOVATION AWARDS 2018 | 7 allowing it to make informed as well as new networks that £25m – but to be rated the seventh decisions about increasing, help nurture strong and resilient best-performing local authority retaining or possibly discontinuing communities. A community funding on the NHS social care interface funding. manager has been recruited to dashboard. support community projects By the end of 2017, The Deal For 2018–19, Wigan intends looking for funding and help had pledged a total of £9m to to mainstream The Deal for them shape their bids, and other community initiatives across the Communities Investment Fund into dedicated officers work with groups borough and fostered, co-designed its budget, rather than using the to help demonstrate impact and and co-produced models of service investment reserve. show value for money. delivery. Health partners have been recruited Since launching The Deal, Wigan The council and community groups into the co-design of the latest has seen a reduction in demand for work together closely to identify funding round as part of wider council services. There was a 13% gaps in service and develop ways efforts to support health integration. fall in the number of looked-after to close them. For example, there children over 2015–16, welfare-desk is now a co-ordinated multi-agency presentations have decreased, and and community approach to the number of people receiving tackling ‘holiday hunger’ among formal adult services fell by more vulnerable children and young than 1,000 in 2016–17. people. Its overall savings programme has An on-going cycle of consultation, remained on track, with £115m engagement and feedback (72%) of the savings target already allows The Deal to be continually secured. FINALISTS modified and refined. For example, community responses have inspired At the same time, resident • Aspire Wrestling Academy at St. the creation of ‘getting going’ satisfaction has increased, with 65% Marks Church, Derby Homes funding, which is now available of residents in 2016 saying they are • Community Hubs, Wiltshire Council for small projects looking for an satisfied with the way the council • Don’t Be A Waster – Reduce, Reuse, investment of no more than £200. runs things compared to 48% in Respect, Selby District Council This has allowed grassroots groups 2008. Perceptions that the council • Library Service Re-configuration, to purchase basic gardening provides value for money have North Yorkshire County Council equipment to support ‘Wigan in increased from 30% to 50%. • Live Well, NHS Mid Essex Clinical Bloom’ and to grow food that is Commissioning Group In adult social care, an area in high then distributed to the community demand, The Deal has fostered a • Local Emergency Support Team, under the banner of ‘incredible Buckinghamshire County Council fundamentally different approach edible’. to assessments that looks at • The Mersey Gateway Project, Merseylink and the Mersey Gateway The council says the relationships someone’s strengths and assets Crossings Board formed through The Deal create rather than their weaknesses. This bonds of mutual trust and respect, has enabled the council to save “This was a very impressive initiative that demonstrated wide impact for a small investment. Developed for and with the JUDGES’ community, it allows Wigan Council to invest in creative, bright COMMENTS ideas and projects that contribute to sustainable solutions. Wigan estimates that for every £1 invested, The Deal produces £5.62 of public value.” PUBLIC FINANCE INNOVATION AWARDS 2018 | 7 FINANCE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE WINNER GOVERNMENT FINANCE ACADEMY The GFA was the first government A COLLABORATIVE function to offer an online career AND CROSS-CUTTING pathway, helping people plan APPROACH TO TRAINING their careers in a structured way, highlighting the roles available and AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE the skills and experiences required. 10,000-STRONG GOVERNMENT People also share their own stories, FINANCE FUNCTION IS exposing the diversity of career paths