Jan 1, 2024

GILL ADAMS (Carmarthenshire Youth Support Service)

AWARD WINNER 2023-24: Gill receives an Award for her “exceptional” leadership of Carmarthenshire Youth Justice Service – driven by an unstinting commitment to the needs of young people – turning a previously struggling service into one now widely acknowledged as an example of best practice across the sector. [Gill’s Award is supported by Serco Justice & Immigration.]
Jan 1, 2024

CARAGH ARTHUR (HMPPS HQ)

AWARD WINNER 2023-24: Caragh’s Award is for her outstanding contribution, as a Senior Policy Advisor in HMPPS, to improving employment opportunities for prisoners, and for her ground-breaking initiative supporting colleagues with ‘lived experience’, and drawing on their experience to improve policy and practice throughout MoJ. [Caragh’s Award is supported by the Prison Governors Association.]
Jan 1, 2024

IRFA CHAUDHRI (Heathrow IRC)

AWARD WINNER 2023-24: Irfa is granted an Award for her warmth and compassion, and engaging teaching style, as a Tutor at Heathrow IRC, opening new opportunities for future employment to her students, and improving their mental health and wellbeing at the same time; making her classroom, “a room full of hope”. [Irfa also receives the Keith Bromley Award for Education & Skills Training.]
Jan 1, 2024

JUSTIN LAIDLER (North Tyneside Youth Justice Service)

AWARD WINNER 2023-24: Justin’s Award is for all-round excellence as a Youth Justice Worker with North Tyneside YJS; for the boundless energy, passion, and positivity he brings to his role; and for his ability to build trust, and inspire hope, in those who others struggle to reach – ”every service should have a Justin”. [Justin’s Award is supported by Sodexo Government.]
Jan 1, 2024

NEIL MACKINTOSH (HMP Wealstun)

AWARD WINNER 2023-24: As Catering Manager at HMP Wealstun, Neil’s Award is for transforming not only the prison’s food, but also, through his caring, patient, and inspirational approach, the lives and wellbeing of those he employs – who include, at his insistence, some of the most vulnerable and challenging men in the jail. [Neil also receives the POA Award for outstanding work by a Prison Officer.]
Jan 1, 2024

GLORIA MCKENNA (Probation Board for Northern Ireland)

AWARD WINNER 2023-24: Gloria receives an Award, as a Probation Officer in Northern Ireland for over 40 years, for her enduring professionalism; for her passionate support and encouragement of colleagues; and for the unfailing empathy, skill, and resilience she brings to all aspects of her work. [Gloria’s Award is supported by Interventions Alliance.]