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ASC Annual Awards 2011 Winners

25/07/11

Members and guests of the Association of Security Consultants (ASC) recently attended the June 2011 Annual Awards Luncheon which was held at the prestigious Royal Air Force Club, Piccadilly, London,

The ASC encourages the development of ideas for the advancement of risk and security management in the UK through an annual award.  The 'Imbert Prize' is named after Lord Imbert of New Romney CVO QPM JP, former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Lord Lieutenant of Greater London, and a long standing Patron of the ASC.

There was time for an informal chat and get together in the bar prior to being called in for luncheon and a short introduction to the proceedings by ASC Chairman, Roy Sutherland.  Unfortunately, Lord and Lady Imbert were unable to attend on this occasion but Lord MacKenzie, another stalwart supporter and ASC Patron, and Lady MacKenzie joined the party.

After an excellent lunch Sir Hugh Orde, President of the Association of Chief Police Officers, entertained ASC members and guests with a very interesting and informative address on current policing issues and the future.   Following the well received address Roy Sutherland presented Sir Hugh's partner, Dee, with a bouquet of flowers and some 'Cornish Rattler' Cider which she apparently enjoys.  Sir Hugh was given an ASC tie.

It then fell to the double act of Roy Sutherland and ASC Secretary, Laurie Doust, to try and fill Lord Imbert's shoes.  Lord Imbert had prepared a speech for Roy to use and Lord MacKenzie presented the awards as listed below.

The Imbert prize has three separate elements:

1.   An award of £1,000 for a selected dissertation submitted by an academic institution. Cranfield, Leicester, Loughborough and Portsmouth universities are invited to submit a dissertation on behalf of one of their students, which must be relevant to consultancy in security.  The dissertation is submitted to an award panel appointed by the ASC.  The award panel is independent of any of the institutions submitting dissertations and is made up of members appointed by the Chairman of the ASC, the ASC Board, and such other members required for purpose of adjudication.

Cranfield University

Sponsor, Dr Laura Cleary, Head of the Security Studies Institute.

A dissertation by Major Gina Amos

UK Prisons: A breeding ground for terrorism?

Leicester University

Sponsor, Adrian Beck, Senior Lecturer in Crime & Policing.

A dissertation by Stephen Peck

Policing the new extremism: Evaluating the effectiveness of preventative strategies in the management of counter-terrorism in the UK.

Loughborough University

Sponsor, Danie Adendorff, Director of Security Programmes.

A dissertation by Angus D.I. Darroch-Warren

Licensing the Investigators: How and to what extent will proposed competency criteria for the Private Investigation sector lead to greater professionalism within the Security industry?

Portsmouth University

Sponsor, Azeem Aleem, Principal Lecturer in Internet Security.

A dissertation by Paul Rollinson

Channel: reducing the risk of radicalisation. A case study of Greater Manchester Police.

The winner was Paul Rollinson and he was presented with a cheque for £1000 together with the winner's plaque.  Runner-up plaques were presented to the other contenders

2.   The person making the most notable contribution in the security industry in the preceding year. The Security Industry Association's are invited to submit a nomination, adjudicated by the ASC Award Panel.

ASIS International- UK Chapter

Sponsor, Mike Alexander BEM MSc, Chairman of ASIS

Nominee, James Willison, ASIS Convergence Lead

British Security Industry Association (BSIA)

Sponsor, James Kelly, Chief Executive of the BSIA

Nominee, Mike Bluestone MA FsyI, Director of Security Consulting for Corps Security

International Professional Security Association (IPSA)

Sponsor, Justin Bentley, Chief Executive Officer of IPSA.

Nominee, Bill Butler - CEO of the Security Industry Authority

Security Institute (SyI)

Sponsor, Mike Bluestone, Chairman of SyI.

Nominee, Ken Livingstone MSc FsyI - Perpetuity Training.

The winner as adjudged by two independent adjudicators and confirmed by the Awards Panel was James Willison.  He was presented with the winner's plaque and runner-up plaques were presented to the other nominees

3.  The ASC member that has made the most significant contribution to independent security consultancy in the preceding year nominated by the members of the ASC, as adjudged by the ASC Award Panel.

The Awards Panel decided that Mike Tennent should receive the award for 2011.

Special Award

The Chairman explained that the panel had decided to make a special award this year to Mike Bluestone for his personal untiring and unselfish commitment as Chairman of the Security Institute in its involvement with regards to the Register of Chartered Security Professionals.

Following this Roy spoke about Laurie Doust's retirement as Secretary and thanked Laurie for his unstinting work and the superb role that he has undertaken over the years.   The continued success of the ASC has been largely due to Laurie's contribution as Secretary.   Laurie was presented with an inscribed cut glass bottle cooler for his outstanding efforts. 

The whole occasion was relaxed and enjoyable, being an opportunity to meet with old friends and acquaintances and make new ones.  Roy Sutherland concluded the formalities by thanking all those who attended with a reminder that CONSEC, the annual international showcase of the ASC, will be held on Thursday 3 November 2011, at the Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon. 

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