For the Public Sector

BUILDING PUBLIC TRUST AWARD: "For Telling It How It Is" in the Public Sector

This award will be presented by PricewaterhouseCoopers in association with the National Audit Office. In order to be considered for this award your organisation should demonstrate transparency in public reporting. The independent judging panel will assess the sufficiency, quality, scope and robustness of communications to stakeholders in relation to the following key areas:

• Service Delivery Environment: A clear explanation of the impact of changes and trends in the regulatory, political and macro environment, including social, economic and environmental factors, and the organisation's responses to them.
• Strategy and Structure: Clear statements of goals and objectives along with information on how these objectives are supported by: the organisation's structure; an understanding of stakeholders and their concerns and interests; governance and accountability arrangements; and the framework for high level identification, monitoring and management of risks.
• Managing Delivery: Clarity of disclosure around the processes, controls and tools that management employ to ensure that the organisation's resources and competencies are directed towards the achievement of key goals and objectives.
• Performance: Clear statements and explanations, supported by quantified data where appropriate, of the organisation's performance against its goals and objectives both financial and non-financial.

This award will go to the organisation which demonstrates a high level of disclosure in its published stakeholder information or on its website.