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Award Category to enter

This OSPA recognises those who are outstanding suppliers of manned security guarding. In the modern world the provision of manned guarding services has become a much more skilled task. Motivating staff, managing resources in an increasingly competitive and price sensitive environment, up-skilling, recognising the distinct importance of front line leadership, making the most of technologies, forging internal and external partnerships and making them work are just some of the trends that are leading to new approaches and thinking about manned guarding. The object of this category is to recognise the outstanding performers in making a positive difference.

Describe the security guarding company and the service it provides, highlighting key distinguishing features. (500 words)

Describe how the security guarding company has displayed outstanding performance and deserves to be recognised with this OSPA. (500 words)

This OSPA recognises the security consultant – individual, team or company – demonstrating outstanding performance in any aspect of security consulting. Consultants often play a key role in security in offering expertise and insight which can transform the quality of service, product or system that is offered. It recognises the existence of distinct skill sets and crucially the ways these are harnessed and managed to make a difference to security strategy and/or practice.

Describe the role and objectives of the consultant and the key factors that reflect outstanding performance. (500 words)

Describe how the security consultant has displayed outstanding performance in terms for example, of leadership skills, a focus on the customer, by adding value or otherwise driving excellence. (500 words)

This OSPA recognises an initiative from governmental bodies/that is police-led that have developed a security scheme that has a positive impact on the [COUNTRY] security community and led to an improvement in security and safety.

Describe the initiative and its key objectives and any innovative aspects that have led to its success. (500 words)

Evidence how the initiative benefits its target group highlighting the role of management/partnerships in generating an effect. (500 words)

This OSPA recognises the company, team or individual that operates an outstanding cyber security initiative that has led to improved security. Cyber crime is a hot topic in recent times, and cyber security initiatives will be more commonplace as the world becomes more connected. This OSPA is aimed at an innovative initiative that has created outstanding security performance in protecting the company/stakeholders from digital threats.

Describe the cyber security initiative, highlighting its key features that were responsible for delivering outstanding performance. (500 words)

Describe how the initiative made an impact in developing outstanding cyber security practices in terms of adding value, improving performance or otherwise driving excellence. (500 words)

This OSPA recognises a female security professional, at any level of an organisation, who has consistently shown outstanding performance over an extended period of time and has had a substantial impact upon defining and driving standards in the security sector.

Describe her role, including key moments and prominent achievements throughout her career. (500 words)

Describe how outstanding performance has been at the forefront of activities throughout their career, how this person has encouraged others to perform outstandingly and how they have contributed to raising performance standards throughout the security sector. (500 words)

This award recognises outstanding in-house security teams in the private, public or voluntary sectors. An outstanding team is one that has implemented an approach which has contributed to the overall performance of the organisation. This can include roles in protecting the organisation against different types of threats, some or all of which may be innovative or exemplary, as well as showing outstanding performance in enabling the organisation to operate in ways or areas that would not be possible without the contribution of the security team

Describe the work of the security team and the ways in which it has driven outstanding performance highlighting the key factors that have enabled success. (500 words)

Describe the impact of the team highlighting the benefits and value it has generated for different stakeholders. (500 words)

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