West Midlands Police Federation Bravery Awards

Nominations for the West Midlands Police Federation Bravery Awards 2026 are now open.

Each and every day, West Midlands Police officers show bravery and commitment to their duties, serving and protecting our communities.

To recognise their courage, West Midlands Police Federation holds an annual bravery awards ceremony during which winners are named in nine categories before an overall winner is announced.

Colleagues are invited to submit nominations for officers they feel are worthy of recognition at the 2026 awards ceremony, which will be held in January.

The awards are largely split into geographical areas, with nominations sought for officers in the following policing units:

Birmingham
Coventry
Dudley
Sandwell
Solihull
Walsall
Wolverhampton

There is also an ‘other’ category for officers not working in those areas, as well as an Inspiration in Policing Award presented in memory of former West Midlands Police Federation deputy chair Sam Hughes, who died in 2023.

The overall winner, chosen from the winners of all categories, is presented with the David Green Memorial Shield and also goes forward as the West Midlands Police Federation nominee for the national Police Bravery Awards.

The winner of the 2025 West Midlands Police Federation Bravery Award, and therefore the shield, was Sergeant Paul Williams who had come to the rescue of a woman being attacked in the street by two dogs.

He was single-crewed when he arrived at the scene to find the woman being mauled by the German shepherd-type dogs and bravely intervened to save her from further injury.

Nominations for the 2026 awards are now open and will close on 30 September 2025 so please fill out the form below if you feel a colleague or colleagues deserve their efforts recognised.

Nominate a colleague today: fill out the nomination form