The Public Service Communications Awards 2021

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The Public Service Communications Awards, staged jointly by LGcomms and the Government Communications Service, recognise campaigns and communications of all sizes and budgets, including no-cost and low-cost communications, local, regional and national activity. This may be a communications campaign, a consultation, or another type of engagement activity.

In 2021, there were six Award categories:

  • Unified
  • Digital
  • Direct
  • Data-Driven
  • Skilled
  • Diversity and inclusion

The 2021 winners

Skilled

Bronze

  • West Berkshire Council
  • Transformation of West Berkshire Council’s Corporate Communications

Silver

  • GCS Behavioural Science team 
  • IN CASE framework

Gold

  • GCS Professional Standards team
  • GCS Curriculum

Diverse and Inclusive

Bronze

  • Visit England
  • Mission: Accessible campaign

Silver

  • Waltham Forest Council
  • No Space for Hate campaign

Gold

  • South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue
  • Choose to Challenge

Unified

Bronze

  • Home Office
  • EU Settlement Scheme campaign.

Silver

  • Richmond Council
  • Full of Life campaign

Gold

  • Health and Safety Executive
  • Work Right on Covid in Yorkshire and Humber campaign

Digital

Bronze

  • Companies House
  • Directors’ Responsibilities: Become a better director campaign

Silver

  • GCS International
  • Go Viral – Global Vaccine Confidence campaign

Gold

  • Hertfordshire Health Protection
  • Save Our Summer campaign

Direct

Bronze

  • Design 102 and Ministry of Justice
  • It Still Matters campaign.

Silver

  • Wirral Council
  • Improving Covid-19 outcomes for Wirral’s young people over the summer of 2021

Gold

  • Companies House
  • Finding Your Passion at Companies House

Data-Driven

Bronze

  • BCP Council
  • Sort It Out campaign

Silver

  • Hertfordshire County Council
  • Fostering campaign

Gold

  • Nottingham City Council and partners
  • Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Vaccine Hesitancy campaign