An award for an individual, team, group or network initiating and leading action to remove barriers and improve the impact of public facing policy or demonstrating excellence in the delivery of services to all citizens. Nominations should indicate how the nominee meets one or more of the following criteria:
 
Lead Element:

• Demonstrates that innovative approaches have been used which have resulted in a step up from business as usual and have delivered real benefits to the citizen.

Other Criteria:

• Demonstrates commitment to ensuring that D&I principles are core to their area of work. 
• Can show evidence of better outcomes in policy and service delivery as a result of a focus on D&I principles.
• Can demonstrate the impact of, and positive outcomes from, an intersectional approach (viewing personal demographics such as age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, social mobility, disability and gender in combination instead of in isolation).
• Can demonstrate positive outcomes arising from their interventions for citizens and the organisation and can demonstrate the potential for scaling up or demonstrating initiatives for other parts of the Civil Service. 
• Takes steps to share impact that has been made beyond the immediate team or work area. 
• Can demonstrate that the initiative or new practice(s) leaves a lasting legacy. 

An award for an individual, team, group or network initiating and leading action to remove barriers and improve the working experience and engagement levels of employees, or demonstrating excellence in the delivery of services to people of all ages and/or carers. Nominations should indicate how the nominee meets one or more of the following criteria:
 
Lead Element:

• Creates an inclusive culture by challenging age and/or carers’ related inequalities in the application of policy. For example: inclusive recruitment, talent development, performance management, career development and promotion, or in customer service delivery.

Other Criteria:

• Leads positive actions or interventions to enable talented employees of all ages and/or with caring responsibilities to realise their full potential. 
• Acts as a role model or ally in championing age and/or carers inclusion.
• Can demonstrate the impact of, and positive outcomes from, an intersectional approach (viewing personal demographics such as age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, social mobility, disability and gender in combination instead of in isolation).
• Takes steps to eliminate or reduce incidents of bullying, harassment or discrimination against employees or service users of all ages or those who are carers.
• Can demonstrate positive outcomes arising from their interventions for individuals and the organisation, and can demonstrate the potential for scaling up or for initiatives for other parts of the Civil Service. 
• Applies evidence and customer insight to tackle issues effectively and to improve service user experience. 

An award for an individual, team, group or network initiating and leading action to remove barriers and improve the working experience and engagement levels of employees of all faiths and beliefs, or demonstrating excellence in the delivery of services to people of all faiths and beliefs. Nominations should indicate how the nominee meets one or more of the following criteria: 
 
Lead Element:

• Acts as a role model or ally through positive actions and interventions to raise the profile of faith and belief and increase faith literacy in the Civil Service and demonstrate why it is important, including by promoting dialogue and understanding within and between faiths and beliefs and how this will improve service user experience.

Other Criteria:

• Creates an inclusive culture where people of different faiths, beliefs, and non-belief feel able to bring this aspect of themselves into work, confident in the knowledge that they will be valued for who they are and supported in their religious practice. 
• Leads positive actions or interventions to ensure that the practice of a faith or belief is not a barrier to talented employees or service users realising their full potential. 
• Can demonstrate positive outcomes arising from their interventions for individuals and the organisation, and can demonstrate the potential for scaling up or demonstrating initiatives for other parts of the Civil Service.
• Can demonstrate the impact of, and positive outcomes from, an intersectional approach (viewing personal demographics such as age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, social mobility, disability, faith and belief and gender in combination instead of in isolation).
• Takes steps to eliminate or reduce incidents of bullying, harassment or discrimination against employees or service users on grounds of faith or belief. 

An award for an individual, team, group or network initiating and leading action to remove barriers and improve the working experience and engagement levels of LGBTI+ employees, or demonstrating excellence in the delivery of services to LGBTI+ people. Nominations should indicate how the nominee meets one or more of the following criteria:
 
Lead Element:

• Acts as a role model or ally in championing LGBTI+ issues, proactively raising awareness of the issues for and experiences of LGB&TI civil servants.

Other Criteria: 

• Leads positive actions or interventions to improve services to LGBTI+ citizens.
• Proactively contributes to a culture where LGBTI+ civil servants feel included, safe and supported.
• Leads positive actions or interventions to enable talented LGBTI+ employees to realise their full potential.
• Can demonstrate the impact of, and positive outcomes from, an intersectional approach (viewing personal demographics such as age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, social mobility, disability and gender in combination instead of in isolation).
• Takes proactive steps to challenge and address bullying, harassment or discrimination against LGBTI+ employees. 
• Takes proactive steps to increase sexual orientation reporting rates in their team, department or organisation or across the Civil Service.
• Can demonstrate positive outcomes arising from their interventions for individuals and the organisation, and can demonstrate the potential for scaling up or demonstrating initiatives for other parts of the Civil Service.

An award for an individual, team, group or network initiating and leading action to remove barriers to attract and improve working experience and engagement levels of employees from a lower socio-economic background, or demonstrating excellence in the delivery of services to people from a lower socio-economic background. Nominations should indicate how the nominee meets one or more of the following criteria:

Lead Element:

• Leads positive actions or interventions to enable talented employees from a lower socio economic background to realise their full potential.

Other Criteria:

•  Acts as a role model or ally in advancing social mobility and socio-economic diversity issues​. 
• Creates an inclusive culture by challenging inequalities, barriers and bias in the application of policy. For example: inclusive recruitment, talent development, performance management, career development and promotion etc, or in customer service delivery for people from a lower socio-economic background. 
• Takes steps to eliminate or reduce incidents of bullying, harassment or discrimination against employees or service users from a lower socio-economic background. 
• Takes proactive steps to increase socio-economic background declaration rates in their team, department or organisation or across the Civil Service.
• Can demonstrate the impact of, and positive outcomes from, an intersectional approach (viewing personal demographics such as age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, social mobility, disability and gender in combination instead of in isolation).
• Can demonstrate positive outcomes arising from their interventions for individuals and the organisation and can demonstrate the potential for scaling up or demonstrating initiatives for other parts of the Civil Service.
• Demonstrates a cross-government and/or cross-sector leadership approach to socio-economic diversity, engaging others to promote best practice, build relationships and enable change with other organisations.
• Applies evidence and customer insight to tackle issues effectively.