The Imbert Prize was instituted in 2005, and is awarded annually by the Association of Security Consultants (ASC) for the development of ideas for the advancement of risk and security management in the UK.
The prize consists of three categories: Best academic dissertation Most notable contribution in the security industry in the preceding year The ASC member that has made the most significant contribution to independent security consultancy.
The prize is named after Lord Imbert, a patron of the ASC, who was Commissioner of Scotland Yard 1987–1993, and was a prominent figure in debates about security and policing. Though known for his involvement in the wrongful arrests of the Guildford Four he was credited for his management of Thames Valley Police and improvements of the Metropolitan Police Service that were indicative of his continual efforts to modernise British law enforcement.
The annual prize is judged by senior figures from the UK policing, security, military and intelligence communities from dissertations selected by university faculty.
Imbert Prize recipients Year Academic dissertation Industry contribution Independent consultancy 2005 Bob Ralph (University of Portsmouth) Sallyann Baldry (Edexcel) Mike Collier 2006 Chris J. Finch (Cranfield University) David Burrill OBE (BAT Industries) Mike Cahalane 2007 David Cresswell (Leicester University) Peter French (SSR Personnel) Maurice Parsons 2008 Ted Antonopoulos (Cranfield University) Stuart Lowden (Wilson James) John Benton 2009 Anders Groenli (Cranfield University) David Dickinson (British Security Industry Association) Graham Seaby 2010 Danie Adendorff (Loughborough University) David Evans (British Security Industry Association/2012) Jack Case 2011 Paul Rollinson (University of Portsmouth) James Willison (ASIS International) Mike Tennent (Tavcom Training) 2012 Graham Smaul (University of Leicester) Allison Wylde (ASIS International) - 2013 Iain Gibson (Cranfield University) Don Randall MBE (Bank of England) and Baroness Ruth Henig CBE DL Mike Bluestone CSyP (Corps Security)2014Peter Finch (NAHS)Joe Connell2015Peter Finch (Bucks New University)Mike White (IPSA)Roger Noakes2016Matthew Fitton (Cranfield University) Professor Martin Gill (ASIS & SySl)Bob Martin2017Dan Husbands (St Andrews University)Warren Collins
See also The Security Institute
References 14. https://www.risk-uk.com/peter-finch-csyp-wins-ascs-prestigious-imbert-prize-for-second-year-in-succession/
Risk UK 2015-07-21