Stockport Council wins LGC Digital Impact Award

Stockport Council’s use of digital and data to enhance its services has been celebrated with a national award at the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) awards.

Stockport Council took home the Digital Impact Award after demonstrating a data-driven culture that has been established at the local authority, underpinning its digital transformation.

Stockport Council’s entry highlighted the council’s goal to put data at the heart of everything they do, as shown by examples of recent data tools and projects undertaken for the benefit of borough residents:

• Family Context Tool – an open-source digital tool to support social worker decision-making and improve outcomes for families
• Open data platform – an online open data portal to share datasets with partners and the voluntary sector, supporting collaboration and innovation to achieve better resident outcomes
• Open-source mapping tool – developed to help residents report faulty streetlights, blocked drains and floods and shared with wider colleagues and partners
• Use of data during Covid-19 response – to target Covid vaccines, focusing on inequalities, helping us to achieve the best vaccination rates across Greater Manchester

Cllr Mark Hunter, Leader of Stockport Council, said:

“This award is great news for Stockport Council and residents.

“A key priority of our Borough Plan is to be a radically digital borough. We are proud of our innovative use of data to support our digital ambitions. Data is helping us meet local government’s challenges and transform our services, resulting in better outcomes for residents.”

The judges announced the winner and commented on Stockport Council’s “impressive technical data platform infrastructure, enabling remarkable projects with very clear impacts, and helping drive real change.” The award recognises “A standout, corporate-wide initiative to put data at the heart of the organisation. A worthy winner.”

Stockport Council announced its Radically Digital Stockport Strategy in March this year. It aims to keep Stockport at the forefront digitally, maximising the opportunities of the digital era and ensuring that everyone is digitally included.