Sponsored by Winner: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council The winning council impressed judges with the way it put staff engagement – including a consultative panel of 300 employees - at the heart of its culture leading to major improvements in performance and staff satisfaction. FINALISTS: (Click on the links to read councils' submissions to the judges) Bath and North East Somerset Council Buckinghamshire County Council East Riding of Yorkshire Council London Borough of Harrow Rushcliffe Borough Council COMMENDED: Fenland District Council Fife Council Herefordshire Council Maidstone Borough Council Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council West Lancashire District Council