Brian Sims
Editor
Brian Sims
Editor
THE SHERIFFS’ Award is a national award bestowed for bravery and designed to celebrate heroes who’ve contributed to safeguarding “people, property or liberty”. Instituted by The Worshipful Company of Security Professionals subsequent to the London bombings in 2005, it’s awarded annually by the Sheriffs of the City of London. Nominations are now invited for 2022.
The launch of the 2022 Sheriffs’ Award for Bravery was presided over by Alderman and Sheriff Alison Gowman at The Old Bailey after the 2021 accolade was bestowed.
The Sheriffs’ Award for Bravery is unique and highly prestigious. The winner receives a trophy, a framed citation of their act of bravery and a cheque for £2,500. By order of the Sheriffs, the recipient’s name is inscribed on an Honours Board and in a Book of Honour which are on permanent display at the Central Criminal Court (ie The Old Bailey).
Nominations for the Sheriffs’ Award for Bravery are now sought from across the United Kingdom and open to any person, including members of the public, the Emergency Services and individuals employed within the security industry.
If you know someone who deserves to be nominated, please submit your nomination on the website at https://wcosp.org/the-sheriffs-award-for-bravery/ or telephone Adrienne Harper (Clerk of The Worshipful Company of Security Professionals) on 01256 395036.
About The Worshipful Company of Security Professionals
The Worshipful Company of Security Professionals is the 108th Livery Company of the City of London. It’s a non-profit making organisation providing education and support services to members of the security profession.
Formed as a Guild in 1999, the Security Professionals’ Company subsequently petitioned The Privy Council for a Royal Charter and Queen Elizabeth II approved an Order instructing the Lord Chancellor to affix the great seal to The Worshipful Company’s Charter, which was granted on 15 February 2010.
Membership of The Worshipful Company is drawn from the security industry in its widest sense and includes leading security professionals from the industrial and retail sectors, serving and retired members of the police and the Armed Forces, security consultants, academics, heads of security for corporate businesses, investigators and representatives of electronic surveillance companies.
*Further information is available online at www.wcosp.org
