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NEW Public Service Building Control Awards

A new set of awards for a new decade!

Introduced in 2020, you can now nominate for the following:

Excellence in service provision and best practice

A great building control section that is valued by building control users and other council departments
Efficient and productive service delivery
Good track record in retaining business and the loyalty of local businesses
Positively measured in the Quality Management System and ISO​​

Outstanding public safety or public protection actions by individuals or teams

Outstanding response to the needs of the community
Dangerous structure responsiveness and positive contribution to the emergency services
Flood response work
Input at major incidents
Prosecutions
Contribution to the delivery of safe public events/SAG
Best individual always willing to ‘go the extra mile’ (Superstar)
Best new entrant to Building Control (Rising Stars)

Best leadership and strategic vision by a head of service

Transforming a building control team
Taking an active leadership role
Positively managing resourcing, workload, recruitment, trainees, people development or
Increasing the status and perceived value of building control in local government

​​Most improved service

A team that has improved its own performance in terms of:

Administration
Surveying
Volume/value of work
Major scheme/development or
Introduction of mobile working​

Most successful shared service transition

Either creating a new shared service or extending an existing shared service plan with political agreement and management support
Good implementation creating a seamless service transition
Improved management metrics and efficiencies
Excellent integration of systems, records and processes
Great feedback from service users

Make your nomination now!

And you can still nominate for...

LABC Superstar AwardsLABC Rising Star Awards

The LABC Superstar and Rising Star awards celebrate and recognise those unique individuals in local authority building control who go that extra mile to:

  • support their colleagues
  • delight their customers
  • protect the public

These stars demonstrate performance above and beyond the call of duty. They're individuals we work with who are worthy of recognition for their brilliance, diligence and passion for public service.

Superstars and Rising Stars 2019

LABC Superstars and Rising Stars winners

View a list of winners (with photographs) for 2019

Please note: Rising Star award nominees will have joined LABC in the last two years.

What do previous winners have to say about the awards?

LABC Superstar awards trophy

"So what I would say to everyone? If you know somebody in the LABC network that is a potential Superstar please make the effort to nominate them for next year's award...It will make a difference to that person" - Basil Parylo, previous Superstar winner Read his story.

You don’t expect many thank you's for just doing your job but when you do, and it’s your colleagues who’ve nominated you, it’s really lovely!” – Sue Daly, previous Superstar winner.

Do you know an exemplary colleague who you feel is a Superstar or Rising Star and deserves recognition for all that they do? Then nominate them for this prestigious award.

Nominate your Superstar or Rising Star for the 2020 awards

And the winner is..!

LABC Superstar award winner Phillipa Jackson, London Region

Winners (like Colin Dolden, winner from 2019 - pictured left) will be presented with their awards at the annual LABC Member Conference Gala Dinner in March 2020.

To nominate your superstar, please complete the form below by no later than 31 January 2020. If you require more information or help filling in this form please email us or call us on 020 8616 8120. 

*NB When completing this nomination form, please bear in mind the judging criteria. Nominee achievements should fall into the period of 1 January 2019 to 1 January 2020.