New for 2024, the Inspire Justice Awards features a total of 13 different award categories following the introduction of the new Educator of the Year, Inspectorate Staff Member of the Year and Rehabilitation Worker of the Year Awards.
From hundreds of nominations, the 26 finalists can now be revealed ahead of the awards ceremony to be held at the QEII Centre in London next Thursday 12 September.
Apprentice of the Year, sponsored by SFJ Awards
Chloe Tennant, Call Handler at Thames Valley Police
Jack Bloomfield, Contact Handler at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
Courts and Tribunals Staff Member of the Year, sponsored by BT
Deborah Sewell, Legal Team Manager at HMCTS
Fran O’Sullivan, Customer Business Partner at HMCTS
Custody and Detention Staff Member of the Year
Ian Williams, Custody and Courts Manager at G4S Community Contracts
Paul Cunningham, Business Enterprise and Community Manager at HMP Five Wells
Educator of the Year
Jonny Laight, Chef Trainer Assessor at The Clink Charity
Matthew Bysouth, Tutor at PeoplePlus
Inspectorate Staff Member of the Year
Dave Argument, HM Inspector at HM Inspectorate of Probation
Tamsin Williamson, Communications and Publications Manager at HM Inspectorate of Prisons
Policing Staff Member of the Year, sponsored by UNISON
James Edmondston, Substance Misuse Team Leader at Leicestershire Police
Robert Foster, Business Development Manager at Kent Police
Probation Staff Member of the Year, sponsored by UNISON
Denise Swingewood, Administrative Officer at West Midlands Probation Service
Stephanie Bird, Senior Administrative Officer at West Midlands Probation Service
Prosecution Staff of the Year
Simon Waley, CPS International Liaison Prosecutor in Pakistan at CPS
Ben Reid, Stephen Abigail, Philip Flight and Tom Cawley, CPS
Rehabilitation Worker of the Year
Stuart McCarron, Personal Wellbeing Advisor at Ingeus
Tony Franklin, Team Leader at HACRO
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year, sponsored by PeoplePlus Group
First Light – Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) Service at Devon and Cornwall Police
Sparks2Life
Health and Wellbeing Employer of the Year
Supported Living Services Ltd
The Prison Phoenix Trust
Learning and Development Programme of the Year
Cleveland Divert Scheme
Early Careers & Skills Development Team at Police Scotland
Voluntary Contribution to Community Safety and Justice
Humbercare Circles of Support & Accountability
Prison Advice and Care Trust (PACT)
The Inspire Justice Awards are delivered by Skills for Justice and supported by UNISON, BT, PeoplePlus Group, Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust – Health & Justice Services (MPFT), SFJ Awards, HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS), Policing Insight and PolicingTV.
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