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OPSS announces the Regulatory Excellence Awards 2021 finalists

Thirty-five finalists have been chosen from a record number of entries in five categories, including a special one for coronavirus work.

OPSS Regulatory Excellence Awards 2021 logo

The Awards team received entries from around the country, from a wide variety of organisations striving to make regulation work to protect people and to support business.

As ever, the standard is very high, and on 10 June OPSS will hold an online event to announce the winners to an audience of regulatory professionals from business organisations and the public sector.

The event will celebrate outstanding achievements in supporting businesses and protected consumers, contributing towards fighting coronavirus, rebuilding the economy, and unleashing innovation.

Paul Scully MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Minister for London, will provide the opening address before videos are shown highlighting the work of the finalists.

The external judging panel, chosen for their breadth of knowledge and expertise from across the regulatory field, will share how they came to their decision about the winners.

Please register your interest to attend on Eventbrite before 4 June in order to receive clear joining instructions beforehand.

The different category finalists are outlined below.

Better Business for All

Sussex Better Business for All – Allergy project

Sussex Better Business for All – Charcuterie

Business Regulatory Support (Cornwall Council)

Devon, Plymouth, Somerset & Torbay Trading Standards

Heart of the South West Better Business for All

Cumbria Better Business for All Group

Eastbourne Hospitality Association Joint Primary Authority Partnership

Product Safety

Electrical Safety First

Hillingdon Trading Standards

Newbury Community Resource Centre

British Toy and Hobby Association and Milton Keynes Council

British Safety Industry Federation

Leicestershire County Council Trading Standards Imports Team

Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards

The Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association

Westminster Trading Standards and eBay

Innovation and Technical

Bartosz Machelski – SSE/OVE, Paul Brison – British Gas, Callum Sheen – E.ON, John Barden – EDF, and Dave Wright – Npower

Glint Media Ltd t/a Menu Guide and Milton Keynes Council

Age Check Certification Scheme

Elmbridge Borough Council Food Team (in Environmental Health)

University of Northampton, BANES, Destination Management Organisation visit Bath

Coronavirus

Business Regulatory Support (Cornwall Council)

Primary Authority Supermarket Health and Safety Covid Expert Panel

Chorley and South Ribble Council

Hertfordshire Better Business for All – Covid19 Business Guidance Group

Heart of the South West Better Business for All

Lichfield District Council and Central England Co-op

Environmental Health and Trading Standards Covid19 Expert Officer Group – ETC19

Directors of Public Protection Wales

Oxfordshire Coronavirus Regulatory Partners

Primary Authority

Primary Authority Supermarket Health and Safety Covid Expert Panel

Wakefield Metropolitan District Council and EC4 Hotel

Wakefield Metropolitan District Council and Arla Foods Ltd

National Fire Chiefs Council

British Toy and Hobby Association and Milton Keynes Council

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service in Partnership with NatWest Group

FareShare/Royal Borough of Greenwich

Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards and Andrew Brownsword Hotels

Lichfield District Council and Central England Co-op

Milton Keynes Council and Domino’s Pizza Group UK and Republic of Ireland

The Wine and Spirit Trade Association primary authority partnership with Salford City Council on behalf of the Greater Manchester Regulatory Centre of Excellence and the Shared Regulatory Services of Bridgend, Cardiff, and the Vale of Glamorgan

Eastbourne Hospitality Association Joint Primary Authority Partnership

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Published 25 May 2021