TRAFFORD Council has scooped two awards that recognise excellence in innovation.

The first award by iNetwork and the Local eGovernment standards body presented to the Greater Manchester Data Synchronisation Programme (GMDSP), which standardised the way data is released across multiple public sector organisations.

In its first phase, Trafford, worked with other local authorities and Future Everything to identify datasets suitable for release as open data including allotments, gritting, recycling-sites, streetlights, planning and expenditure.

The second award recognised the work undertaken by the AGMA procurement hub for connected procurement for excellence and innovation in ways public services respond to public need and tightening budgets.

Council leader, Cllr Sean Anstee, said that both initiatives were praised for the ways they individually celebrated innovation.

He explained: “We are very proud of these achievements and we are delighted that they have been formally recognised through these awards. This once again demonstrates how Trafford Council is committed to achieving excellence across all our services and it shows how hard our staff work to maintain high standards.”