Sixteen projects are in the running following a nationwide search over the summer. The public vote will be hosted on the Home Office website and the winner will be announced in December.
Policing and criminal justice minister Nick Herbert said: “The Tilley Awards are recognised across the world for highlighting the very best of British crime fighting and this year is no exception. The 2011 finalists deserve to be proud to have made it through to the final round. They have beaten very tough competition.”
The minister continued: “These projects show that when police, local councils, charities and the public work together they can make the real and positive changes local communities want to see. I want the public to be as involved as possible in making a difference to how crime is tackled in their area and feel empowered and engaged on these issues. That’s why we are opening up the Tilley Awards to a public vote.”
The public vote closes on 28 November. For the full project details and to vote for your favourite visit: www.homeoffice.gov.uk/tilley-awards
Over 100 projects in the spotlight
Details of more than 100 projects were submitted for this year’s competition. The finalists include projects in the following categories: anti-social behaviour, violence against women and girls, burglary, drugs and alcohol-related crime, seasonal crime, community activism and community engagement, designing out crime, projects led by non-police agencies and other crime types.
The Tilley Awards were set up in 1999 and are named after Professor Nick Tilley, who has carried out considerable work in the UK (often commissioned by the Home Office) to develop problem-oriented policing.
The awards are funded by the Home Office to encourage and spread Best Practice in crime fighting approaches across England and Wales.
Due to the exceptionally high quality of applications received within phase one of this year’s competition, some projects have been selected for certificate of merit awards. Here’s a full list of phase one national finalists and winners of certificates of merit:
Anti-social behaviour
Violence against women and girls
Acquisitive crime
Drug/alcohol-related crime
Seasonal crime
Community activism/engagement
Designing out crime
Non-police agencies
Other crime types
Details of the voting procedure
Members of the public will be invited to vote for their favourite project from all of the projects selected as this year’s national finalists and winners of Certificates of Merit.
Voting opens today and will remain open until 28 November. The top three entries received in this year’s competition and the winner of the public vote will be announced during the week commencing 12 December
Projects entering into the Tilley Awards are expected to provide at least one year’s worth of data to demonstrate that they have had a sustained impact on the problem that they were addressing.
