Nominations for police volunteering awards open

7 June 2023

Nominations for prestigious volunteering in policing awards opened this week and West Midlands Police Federation members are being urged to put forward a colleague.

The Lord Ferrers Awards recognise outstanding contributions made by special constables, police support volunteers, volunteer police cadets and others who give their time for free to support policing in the region.

A total of 12 individual and team awards will be presented this year.

Branch chair Rich Cooke said: “The vital role volunteers play in policing cannot be overestimated.

“They give up their free time to make our communities safer and bring a wide range of different experience, skills and knowledge into the Force.

“We were pleased to welcome Specials into the Police Federation last summer and think it is important that their work is recognised by these prestigious annual awards.”

Nominations opened on Tuesday 7 June and will close at midnight on Wednesday 12 July.

The awards will recognise achievement in the following categories:

Ferrers Special Constabulary – an individual award open to Special Constables who have demonstrated a sustained and significant contribution
Ferrers Special Constabulary – an award open to teams of Special Constables who have demonstrated a sustained and significant contribution
Police Support Volunteer – an individual award open to Police Support Volunteers who have demonstrated a significant and sustained contribution
Police Support Volunteer – an award open to teams of Police Support Volunteers who have worked together to make a significant and sustained contribution
Volunteer Police Cadet – an individual award open to 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 – an 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 all organisations that support their local police force through facilitating their employees to volunteer in policing
Leadership Award - open to individual Special Constables, Police Support Volunteers and Volunteer Police Cadet Leaders who have demonstrated a significant and sustained contribution to leadership
Innovation Award – open to Special Constables, Police Support Volunteers, Volunteer Police Cadets or any other volunteer involved in policing. The award recognises innovative contributions volunteers have made in support of policing and/or their communities
Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) Volunteer – open to OPCC volunteers who have demonstrated a significant and sustained contribution
Volunteering in Partnership Award – 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
Longevity Award – an individual award 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 longstanding and an exceptional contribution to policing and/or their communities over the course of their volunteering service of 30 years or more.