Sheriffs’ Award for Bravery 2025: Nominations open

Following the July 2005 London bombings and the spontaneous acts of bravery shown by many individuals, the Sheriffs’ Award for Bravery was created to recognise those and future acts of outstanding courage.

Nominations should highlight spontaneous acts of bravery where those involved have acted in a way that’s significantly beyond what would be reasonable to expect from someone finding themselves in a similar situation.

Criteria for nomination and selection

*Whether the individual was knowingly aware that he/she was at risk of harm

*The actual degree of danger or intimidation present at the time

*Whether the individual acted of their own volition, irrespective of the presence or action of others

*To what degree the person’s actions were beyond their normal zone of comfort

Multiple nominations will be welcomed.

The principal recipient will receive a trophy, a framed certificate and a cheque for £5,000. By order of the Sheriffs, their name will also be permanently inscribed on an ‘Honours Board’ and in a ‘Book of Honour’ housed at The Old Bailey.

Further details

The deadline for receipt of nominations is Friday 1 August.

Further information is available online at www.wcosp.org./the-sheriffs-award-for-bravery/ Alternatively, telephone 01256 395036 or send an e-mail to: [email protected]