The Award for Excellence is for their work on Project Acumen. This work has provided a detailed national insight into the trafficking of women for sexual exploitation in the off-street prostitution sector. 

The award is for his development of a tool to scan internet advertisements, cross referencing the sellers contact number with phone numbers recorded on the Republic of Ireland’s crime recording database to identify adverts being placed by those involved in property and vehicle crime offence. 

• Maxine Carter and Sarah Ridding (Wiltshire Police)

• Name withheld (Police Service of Northern Ireland)

• Name withheld (Police Service of Northern Ireland)

The volume and quality of nominations this year has been phenomenal and the competition has been extremely fierce. Those listed above have truly demonstrated excellence in their field and deserve to be recognised by their peers.

The running of ACIA would not be possible without the significant contribution of a whole host of volunteers and this final award aims to acknowledge that. It is presented to an individual deemed by the ACIA Board to have shown exemplary service and exceptional levels of commitment to the objectives of ACIA.

This year this award goes to Mark Grimshaw, in appreciation of his significant contribution to the formation of ACIA and in recognition of his hard work in establishing and maintaining the ACIA website.