Justice Awards 2009
Last updated March 9, 2010
Recognising staff and volunteers who go the extra mile
DEDICATED individuals and teams who have gone the extra mile in delivering justice across the county have been honoured at an awards ceremony.
The Wiltshire Local Justice Awards formally recognised the people behind the scenes who have exceeded normal duties in order to deliver an effective service within Wiltshire and Swindon.
The Wiltshire Criminal Justice Board received nominations from staff and volunteers involving the following agencies and organisations: Wiltshire Probation Area, Wiltshire Police, Swindon Youth Offending Team, Wiltshire Youth Offending Service, Erlestoke Prison, the Witness Care Unit, the Independent Advisory Group, Wiltshire Council and Swindon Community Safety Partnership.
The ceremony took place in the Corn Exchange, Devizes, on February 26.
The guest of honour was Robert Floyd, the High Sheriff of Wiltshire, who presented certificates to a wide range of Swindon and Wiltshire criminal justice staff and volunteers. The ceremony was opened by Wiltshire Criminal Justice Board Chair Karen Harrold, who is also the Chief Crown Prosecutor for Wiltshire. Both Robert and Karen are pictured below left.
There were also trophies for best individual and best team, as well as highly commended team and highly commended individual.
The best individual was Liz Berry, who is based at Salisbury Police Station.
Liz was instrumental in the implementation of the Conditional Cautioning initiative in Wiltshire Police.
She was nominated in the category of Working with Offenders and also Caring for Victims and Witnesses.
The best team trophy went to the group of staff responsible for the Wiltshire Alcohol Referral Programme for Offenders.
The multi-agency group comprises representatives from the voluntary and statutory sectors who have worked successfully to reduce alcohol-related re-offending in Wiltshire since 2005.
The highly commended individual was Tom Weedon, who works in Swindon for Wiltshire Probation Area.
The highly commended team was named as the Educational Team at Erlestoke Prison.
The event was organised by the Wiltshire Criminal Justice Board (WCJB), which is responsible for the effectiveness of the Criminal Justice System in Wiltshire and Swindon. The WCJB promoted the awards locally.
A total of 23 nominations were received for outstanding work that has taken place within Wiltshire and Swindon’s criminal justice system over the previous year.
Staff and volunteers who were put forward for the Local Justice Awards were nominated also for the 2009 Office for Criminal Justice Reform’s National Justice Awards.
As in previous years, certificates were presented to everyone who was nominated for a Local Justice Award.
However, because the WCJB’s main focus was on its Local Justice Awards in 2009, trophies were awarded as well.
Picture gallery
Staff who attended the ceremony and received certificates:
From left: Tim Steed, Sue Ascough, Sarah Copp and Christine Trafankowski.
Tim is a police officer working with the Swindon Youth Offending Team. He was nominated in the category of Tackling Youth Crime.
Sue Ascough, a volunteer chaplain at Erlestoke Prison, was nominated in the category of Volunteer of the Year
Sarah Copp is a forensic psychologist at Erlestoke Prison. She was nominated in the category of Working with Offenders.
Christine Trafankowski, head of learning and skills and regimes at Erlestoke Prison, was nominated in the category of Working with Offenders.
From left: Anne Badminton, Dorothy Renfrew, Mark Hartley and Liz Berry.
Anne Badminton, who was the temporary Witness Care Unit supervisor for five months last summer, was nominated in the category of Caring for Victims.
From left: Norma Thompson, Detective Constable Andy Fee, and Gill Cave and Tony Howell.
Norma Thompson is a member of the Wiltshire Independent Advisory Group. She was nominated in the category of Commitment to Diversity.
Andy Fee, a Detective Constable for Wiltshire Police, was nominated in the category of Caring for Victims.
Gill Cave and Tony Howell are from the Swindon Drugs and Alcohol Action Team at the Swindon Community Partnership.
This team was nominated in the category of Partnership Working.
The team members are Matthew Hibbert, Sean Manuel and Gill Cave.
Members of the Educational Team at Erlestoke Prison: Chris Emmett, Andy Kellagher, Sue Peet and Gill Humphries.
This team was nominated in the category of Working with Offenders. The team members are Chris Emmett, Ralph McCaldon, Gill Humphries, Emma Howick and Sue Peet.
The Psychological Services Team at Erlestoke Prison with High Sheriff Robert Floyd.
This team was nominated in the category of Working with Offenders.
The team members are Annette Bister, Nick Bowers, Becky Cook, Sarah Copp, Jen Devine, Kate Dinning, Liz Ferris, Marc Kozlowski, Hilary Lamb, Hazel Morrison and Matt Tayler.
Debbie Taylor, Mark Cole and Nick James, from Erlestoke Prison's Care and Separation Unit, with High Sheriff Robert Floyd.
This team was nominated by Andy Rogers in the category of Working with Offenders.
The team members are Debbie Taylor, Mark Cole, Alan Jones and Nick James.
PCSO Neil Turnbull, PC Nicholas Holt and PCSO Mathew Stewart, from the Westbury Town Neighbourhood Policing Team, with High Sheriff Robert Floyd.
This team was nominated in the Tackling Youth Crime category.
Pippa McVeigh, Wiltshire Council; Kate Phipps, Wiltshire Police; and Inspector Martin Schorah, Wiltshire Police; representing the Wiltshire Alcohol Referral Programme Delivery Group, with High Sheriff Robert Floyd.
This team was nominated in the category of Working with Offenders.
The team members are
Mary-Ann McKibben
John Hope
Inspector Martin Schorah
Captain David Wood
Sgt Amanda Coles
Major Richard Amery
Lindsay Freeman
Blair Keltie
Caroline Sharp
Andrew Davidson
David Keech
Anthony Davidson-Brewer
Mick Soper
Kate Phipps
Pippa McVeigh.
Trophy winners
Best individual: Liz Berry
Best Team: The Wiltshire Alcohol Referral Programme Delivery Group
Highly commended team: The Educational Team at Erlestoke Prison
The following were unable to attend the ceremony to collect their certificates:
Terri Duddy, Erlestoke Prison
Nominated twice in the categories of Working with Offenders as well as in the category of Engaging Communities.
Jo Taylor, Erlestoke Prison.
Nominated in the category of Working with Offenders
Sharon Pearce, Erlestoke Prison
Nominated in the Long Service category.
Tim Mozley, Erlestoke Prison
Nominated in the Long Service category.
Tom Weedon, Wiltshire Probation Area
Nominated in the category of Working with Offenders.
Highly Commended Individual
The Highly Commended Individual was named as Tom Weedon, from Wiltshire Probation.
Tom was unable to attend the ceremony and his trophy has been presented to him by Wiltshire Probation Area Chief Officer Diana Fulbrook.