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24th June 2009
Alarm Annual Risk Management Awards Winners
Announced
The winners in the 2009 Alarm Annual Awards
have been announced, with the winning entries demonstrating the
ability of risk managers to boost public service performance in
these challenging times.
The Awards are given in recognition of
excellence in the management of people risk, asset risk,
operational risk, and strategic risk in the public services. One
outstanding individual is awarded the title of ‘Risk Manager of the
Year’ and the most promising risk practitioner under 35 is named
‘Risk Management Young Achiever of the Year’.
The winners received their accolades at the
Alarm Annual Awards Dinner, which took place at the Alarm Annual
Conference at the Bournemouth International Centre on
21st June. The Awards were presented by TV financial
expert, Jasmine Birtles, in front of nearly 500 VIPs and
guests.
Alarm CEO, Dr Lynn Drennan said: “Once again,
entries to the Awards scheme have shown how imaginative and
innovative public service organizations can be when managing
complex public risks. We also had a strong field of
candidates for the Risk Manager of the Year award, and the new
category of Risk Management Young Achiever of the Year, both of
which highlight the impact that a single individual can have in
promoting and developing risk management within their organization,
and beyond”.
The winners and finalists in the 2009 Alarm Annual
Awards are:
 People Risk sponsored by
BEST
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Winner:
Hampshire Constabulary
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Finalists:
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 Asset Risk
sponsored by Zurich Municipal
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Winner:
London Borough of Redbridge
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Finalists:
- Darlington Borough Council
- Sunderland City Council
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Strategic Risk sponsored by
Zurich Municipal
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Winner:
Darlington Borough Council
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Finalists:
- Durham Constabulary
- Hampshire Constabulary
- Sunderland City Council
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 Operational Risk Award sponsored by
Travelers
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Winner:
Tyne and Wear Fire & Rescue
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Finalists:
- Coast and County Housing
- Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- Wolverhampton City Council
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Risk Management Young Achiever of the Year sponsored
by Risk Management Partners
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Winner:
Tom Smith, Derbyshire County
Council
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Finalists:
- Naresh Chenani, London Borough of Ealing
- Ben Pithouse, Warwickshire Police
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Risk Manager of the Year
sponsored by Risk Management Partners
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Winner:
Joachim Adenusi, Essex County Council
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Finalists:
- Simon Davis, Dyfed-Powys Police
- Charles Thomas, Essex County Fire & Rescue
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Honorary Lifetime Awards were
also presented to:
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Nick Colyer, Transport and Public Sector Leader,
Travelers
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| Ian Horwood, Former Alarm Chairman |
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22nd May 2009
Alarm Announces 2009 Annual Awards
Finalists
Alarm has announced the finalists in its
Annual Awards scheme 2009.
The Awards are given in recognition of
excellence in the management of people risk, asset risk,
operational risk, and strategic risk in the public services. One
outstanding individual is awarded the title of ‘Risk Manager of the
Year’ and the most promising risk practitioner under 35 is named
‘Risk Management Young Achiever of the Year’.
The 2009 Awards have attracted a high number
of innovative entries, demonstrating the value added by risk
management in what are challenging times for the public
services.
The winners will be announced at the Alarm
Annual Awards Dinner, taking place at the
Alarm Annual Conference at the Bournemouth International Centre on
the 22nd June. The Awards will be presented by TV
financial expert, Jasmine Birtles, in front of 500 VIPs and
guests.
Alarm Chief Executive, Dr Lynn Drennan, said:
“Yet again, we have received a high number of entries for the
Awards, making the task for the judges an extremely challenging
one”.
The finalists in the 2009 Alarm Annual Awards
are:
People Risk Award, sponsored by
BEST
· Gloucestershire
County Council and Gloucestershire Constabulary
· Hampshire
Constabulary
· North Yorkshire
County Council
· Sunderland City
Council
Asset Risk Award, sponsored by Zurich
Municipal
· Darlington
Borough Council
· London Borough of
Redbridge
· Sunderland City
Council
Strategic Risk Award, sponsored by
Zurich Municipal
· Darlington
Borough Council
· Durham
Constabulary
· Hampshire
Constabulary
· Sunderland City
Council
Operational Risk Award, sponsored by
Travelers
· Coast and Country
Housing
· Royal Borough of
Windsor and Maidenhead
· Tyne & Wear
Fire and Rescue Service
· Wolverhampton
City Council
Risk Management Young
Achiever of the Year Award, sponsored by Risk Management
Partners
· Naresh Chenani,
London Borough of Ealing
· Ben Pithouse,
Warwickshire Police
· Tom Smith,
Derbyshire County Council
Risk Manager of the Year Award,
sponsored by Risk Management Partners
· Joachim
Adenusi, Essex County Council
· Simon Davis,
Dyfed Powys Police
· Charles
Thomas, Essex County Fire
23rd April 2009
Invitation to join the Consultation Key Advisory
Panel.
Alarm has as one of its strategic objectives
“To represent the interests of public service risk
practitioners by…..Responding to governmental and industry
consultation documents affecting risk and insurance
matters”. As part of our plans for delivering this
objective, Alarm is creating a new concept for the organisation –
initially to be called a “key advisory panel”.
For more information click here
26th March 2009
Alarm Launches National Competencies for Risk Managers
White Paper
The National Competencies for Risk Managers
Discussion Document sets out a definition of the role of the public
risk managers and the skills, behaviours, knowledge and
understanding which underpin effective performance in the role.
The purpose of the Document is to encourage
members to give their views on what a set of National Competencies
for Risk Managers should cover and how the attributes of an
effective risk manager should be defined. The resulting National
Competencies will form the basis of an ‘industry standard’ for the
professional development of public risk managers.
The document is open for comment and comments
should be emailed to
rmcompetencies@alarm-uk.org
To download the document click here
5th March 2009
Alarm Announces New Membership Benefit Deal
Alarm is pleased to announce that we have negotiated a new
benefit for our members in the shape of a 20% discount on books
purchased from the publishers Kogan Page. Various titles covering
topics such as Crisis Management, Project Risk Management and
Corporate Governance are available at special discounted rates, as
well as all other publications on the Kogan Page site.
Alarm members can access this benefit by heading to the special
Alarm Affilitate Site on the Kogan Page website - click here for more details.
13th February 2009
Sponsorship of Alarm Increases to Record
Levels
Alarm has increased its Corporate and
Conference sponsorship to record levels in 2009, with 17 firms
taking Corporate sponsorship and 13 supporting the Annual
Conference.
We are delighted to welcome our latest
sponsors, Kennedys (supporting Alarm South East) and Dolmans
Solicitors (supporting the Alarm Wales group), who have both become
Bronze Corporate Sponsors.
Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has increased its
support for the Annual Conference by upgrading from the Silver to
the Gold level.
BEST, Travelers, Zurich Municipal and RMP
continue to support our Annual Awards scheme, with the latter now
sponsoring the new Young Achiever award, in addition to the
long-standing award for Risk Manager of the Year.
Dr Lynn Drennan, Chief Executive of Alarm,
says “in difficult economic times, we have been able to both retain
our existing sponsors and increase the number and level of
sponsorships in 2009. This is a reflection on the standing of
Alarm and the professionalism of our members. These
sponsorships will enable the organisation to grow, and to continue
to deliver a broad range of networking and learning opportunities
for our members. Our thanks go to each and every one of these
companies for their support.”
The full list of Corporate, Conference and
Annual Awards sponsors as of 13th February is:
Corporate
Sponsors
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Platinum
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Gold
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Silver
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Bronze
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RMP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Aon
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Dolmans (Wales)
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Travelers
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Barlow Lyde & Gilbert
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Forbes Solicitors (NW)
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Zurich Municipal
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BEST
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Kennedys (SE)
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Crutes
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Langleys (NE)
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Cunningham Lindsey
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Halliwells
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Heath Lambert
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Plexus Law
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Weightmans
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For more information on our Corporate Sponsors or how to
become a sponsor of Alarm, please
click here
Conference Sponsors
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Platinum
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Gold
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Silver
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RMP
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Berrymans Lace Mawer
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Aon
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Travelers
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Det Norske Veritas
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Cunningham Lindsey
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Zurich Municipal
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Everatt & Co
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Heath Lambert
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JCAD
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Marsh
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Plexus Law
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Weightmans
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For more information on our Conference Sponsors or how to
become a sponsor of Alarm, please click here
Annual Awards Sponsors
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People Risk
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BEST
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Asset Risk
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Travelers
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Operational Risk
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Zurich Municipal
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Strategic Risk
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Zurich Municipal
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Risk Manager of the Year
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RMP
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Risk Management Young Achiever of the Year
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RMP
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For more information about the Alarm Annual Awards please
click here
26th January 2009
Alarm launches 2009 Annual Awards
Alarm is pleased to announce the launch of the
2009 Alarm Annual Awards. As the premier public
risk management association, Alarm has been recognising and
rewarding excellence in public service risk management for more
than 15 years. During that time, the Alarm Awards
have showcased the best in innovative and effective risk
management.
For more information click
here to view the Annual Awards 2009
page.
21st January 2009
Alarm South East launches 2009 Membership
Survey
Alarm South East has launched an online membership survey to
help us ensure we are meeting the needs and expectations of our
regional members. The survey focuses on three main topics - One Day
Events, Regional Conference and general questions.
The survey can be accessed by Alarm members on the South East
Regional website by clicking
here
15th December 2008
The Changing Face of Public Risk Management
ALARM, the National Forum for Risk Management in the Public
Sector, has today relaunched itself as Alarm, the public risk
management association.
Alarm has taken the step of rebranding in response to the
increasing diversity of its membership and activities and a renewed
mission of supporting excellence in public services.
In recent years, Alarm has seen a growth in risk management and
association membership outside of traditional local authority
organisations. Alarm is now actively working to develop best
practice in risk management across all the UK’s public
services.
Richard Feltham, Alarm Chairman, commented: “Public risk
management is changing in response to the new challenges and Alarm
is seeing and increasing diversity in the people and organisations
who express an interest in working with us and becoming members of
the association.
Our new corporate identity reflects our leadership in risk
management innovation and our members’ drive to support excellence
right across the public services. “