The awards were postponed last year due to COVID-19,
therefore, this year’s ceremony will celebrate
volunteers from both 2020 and 2021.
This year, we are including a new award for
Volunteering in Partnership, to recognise those
volunteers who have worked in partnership with others
for the benefit of their communities.
Therefore, this year, the awards will recognise
achievement across 11 individual and team categories:
- Ferrers Special Constabulary Individual Award -
Open to individual Special Constables who have
demonstrated a sustained and significant contribution
to policing in their local communities
- Ferrers Special Constabulary Team Award – Open to
teams of Special Constables who have demonstrated a
sustained and significant contribution to policing in
their local communities
- Police Support Volunteer Individual Award – Open to
individual Police Support Volunteers who have
demonstrated a significant and sustained contribution
to policing in their local communities
- Police Support Volunteer Team Award – Open to
Police Support Volunteer teams who have worked together
to make a significant and sustained contribution to
policing in their local communities
- Volunteer Police Cadet Individual Award – Open to
individual Volunteer Police Cadets who have
demonstrated a significant and sustained contribution
to Youth Led Social Action in support of policing
and/or their communities
- Volunteer Police Cadet Team Award – Open to teams
of Volunteer Police Cadets who have worked together to
make a significant and sustained contribution to Youth
Led Social Action in support of policing and/or their
communities
- Employer Supported Policing Award - Open to
organisations that support their local police force
through facilitating their employees to volunteer in
policing - the award recognises the contribution of
employers and includes those accredited under the
Community Safety Accreditation Scheme
- Leadership Award (sponsored by ASCCO) – Open to
individual Special Constables who have demonstrated a
significant and sustained contribution to leadership
- Technical Innovation Award (Individual or Team) –
Open to Special Constables, Police Support Volunteers,
Volunteer Police Cadets or any other volunteer in
policing - the award recognises the contribution
volunteers can bring to using technology to support
policing
- Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC)
Volunteer (Individual or Team) - Open to OPCC
volunteers who have demonstrated a significant and
sustained contribution to policing in their local
communities
- Volunteering in Partnership Award (Individual or
Team) - open to Special Constables, Police Support
Volunteers, Volunteer Police Cadets or any other
volunteer involved in policing - this award recognises
volunteers who have demonstrated a significant and
positive contribution to working with others in
partnership for the benefit of their communities
This year’s awards ceremony will take place at a
central London location on Thursday 14 October.
The 2020 and 2021 awards launched on 1 June 2021.
The deadline for nominations is 12 July 2021.
To nominate a volunteer, please read the nomination
guidance and complete the online
survey.
