Guidance

Lord Ferrers Awards 2020 and 2021: nominations guidance

Published 1 June 2021

Awarded annually, the Lord Ferrers Awards are open to a wide range of policing volunteers across 11 individual and team categories. The awards were postponed in 2020 due to COVID-19 and, therefore, this year, the Awards will celebrate volunteers in policing across 2020 and 2021.

A panel of judges will select a winner and runner-up from each category on the basis that they meet the following criteria:

• a high quality piece of work – the nomination demonstrates effectiveness, creativity, well planned work and that the person or team nominated played a leading role in its design, implementation or delivery.
• a measurable impact – the nomination demonstrates how the person or team have achieved and sustained a measurable impact for the benefit of policing or communities.
• inspiring contribution – the nomination demonstrates a positive and inspiring contribution to others within policing.

The full list of award categories is set out below:

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 sustained and significant contribution to policing in their local communities.
Police Support Volunteer – Team Award	Open to teams of Police Support Volunteers 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	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 involved 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.

Submitting the nomination form

The nomination form for all award categories can be found online.

Guidance for completion is as follows:

• all sections of the form must be completed, or the nomination will not be shortlisted
• the selection panel will not consider self nominations from individuals or teams
• persons nominating individuals or teams can make a maximum of one nomination per application - you may make more than one nomination using separate forms
• for team nominations, please only nominate up to five team members - where the team is larger than five, please detail a maximum of five members to represent the team
• we are unable to shortlist nominations where long service, extra hours or bravery are the sole case for nomination, as these are recognised by other awards
• please provide as much information as you can on what the nominee(s) has achieved within the word limit
• please be as specific as possible about the nominee’s impact - in previous years, some strong nominations have been unsuccessful because they do not provide enough specific detail and evidence of the nominee’s achievements for the judging panel to be able to compare them against others - please also remember to be clear about the role and achievements of the nominee(s) rather than concentrating only on the wider project

If you have any queries or are unable to submit an online application, please email LordFerrersAward@homeoffice.gov.uk for more information.

Nominations close at midnight on Monday 12 July 2021. We cannot accept late nominations.

Awards timetable and ceremony details

Tuesday 1 June 2021	Nominations open
Monday 12 July 2021	Nominations close
Mid-late July 2021	Shortlisting
Mid August 2021	Selection panel (finalists in each category will then be invited the ceremony)
Mid October 2021	Awards ceremony

Subject to COVID-19 restrictions, the awards ceremony will take place at a central London location in mid October 2021.

Only winners and runners up will be invited to the ceremony, along with a senior representative from their force. In the Employer Supported Policing category, representatives from both the force and the employer will be invited in order that their contribution can be recognised jointly. Nominees will only find out if they have won at the ceremony itself.

Winners and runners up will receive further information on the ceremony in due course, including the number of guest places that will be available. Please note that there will be an option to attend virtually as the ceremony will be livestreamed.

Data Protection

The Home Office is only allowed to process your data where there is a lawful basis for doing so. The lawful basis for processing is UK GDPR Article 6, 1a consent. By signing the nomination form, you are providing your consent for us to process your data for the purposes we outline below.

You can withdraw your consent at any time by writing to us at LordFerrersAward@homeoffice.gov.uk.

In order for us to help you with your enquiry we may need to record details of your case. These details may contain your personal data, specifically your contact details and those of the individual(s) you are nominating as are submitted to us on this form. Any personal information that you provide will be treated in confidence and only used in connection with the Lord Ferrers Awards.

These will be stored securely throughout the nomination process and only accessed by those directly connected with the process. This may include sharing details with nominated officers. All personal information collected in connection with this year’s Lord Ferrers Awards will be securely destroyed after a period of one month following the ceremony in October 2021.

More information about the ways in which the Home Office may use your personal information, including the purposes for which we use it, the legal basis, and who your information may be shared with.

Requesting access to your personal data

You have the right to request access to the personal information the Home Office holds about you.

Other rights

In certain circumstances you have the right to:

1. object to and restrict the use of your personal information, or to ask to have your data deleted, or corrected.
2. (where you have explicitly consented to the use of your personal data and that is the lawful basis for processing) you have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of your data and the right to data portability (where processing is carried out by automated means).

Questions about personal data

If you have any questions or concerns about the collection, use or disclosure of your personal information, including how to ask for your personal information, please contact the Home Office.

Reporting a concern

When we process your information we will comply with the law, including data protection legislation. Should you feel that your data is being processed in breach of data protection law or other legislation, you can report your concern to our Data Protection Officer using the contact details provided above, or contact the Information Commissioner’s Office at:

Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Telephone: 08456 30 60 60 or 01625 54 57 45 Fax: 01625 524510

You can also visit Information Commissioner’s Office.

Further information

If you would like more information you should email us at info.access@homeoffice.gov.uk.

Or write to us at:

Information Rights Team
Home Office
Lower Ground Floor, Seacole Building
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF

The Home Office has a data protection officer who can be contacted by email or phone: dpo@homeoffice.gov.uk, telephone: 020 7035 6999

Or write to:

Office of the DPO
Home Office
Peel Building
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF