ParentPay wins prestigious e-Government award

The London Borough of Croydon Council has won a prestigious e-Government National Award for its ground-breaking project to create cashless schools across Croydon.

Working with ParentPay, the online payment and income management solution for schools, Croydon has delivered a unique, socially inclusive service with ambitious targets including the removal of all dinner money from Croydon schools. During academic year 2008/9 online dinner money collection is expected to climb to in excess of £3.4 million.  The project has increased the safety of Croydon’s school children, vastly reduced time spent on dinner money administration, increased the uptake of both paid and free school meals and removed cash collection vehicles from the busy streets of Croydon.

The e-Government National Awards are the UK’s highest level commendation for the best e-Government and technology-driven services – services which, through innovative online delivery or IT implementation, have positively transformed the lives of citizens, local communities, businesses and stakeholder groups.

ParentPay Chief Executive, Clint Wilson, speaking from the awards ceremony with colleagues from Croydon said, “The project has been a clear winner in creating cashless schools across Croydon and demonstrating measurable advances in cost-effective administration solutions for schools. The positive impact on children’s lives that have resulted from this project cannot be understated. We are delighted that Croydon’s visionary approach and hard work has been recognised at such a high level.”

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