APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) is a not for profit local government body working with over 300 councils throughout the UK. Promoting excellence in public services, APSE is the foremost specialist in local authority frontline services, hosting a network for frontline service providers in areas such as waste and refuse collection, parks and environmental services, cemeteries and crematorium, environmental health, leisure, school meals, cleaning, housing and building maintenance.
The second edition of the Action Plan Toolkit for local authorities designed to assist land managers to meet new challenges of dealing with ash dieback - a highly destructive fungal disease affecting ash trees - was launched by The Tree Council and... Read More
Following on from APSE’s recent State of the Market survey for Parks and Greenspaces 2024, several respondents stated that they had sold areas of greenspaces. Considering the threat to the UK’s greenspaces from development and housebuilding,... Read More
APSE has launched a new report, outlining the various measures, resources, and strategies local authorities can employ to deal with biosecurity issues.As UK local councils strive to plant more trees in response to Climate Change, alongside... Read More