Tilley Awards 2008

Entry Guidance (continued)

13 Where are application forms available from?

Blank copies can be requested by emailing your organisation name and your GO/WAG area to: mailto:Tilleyawards08@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk@subject=Request%20for%20application%20form . Please state ‘Request for application form' in the message title.

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14 Are there any formatting rules?

Formatting of the application form is important and any entries that do not comply with the following rules will be returned to the project author and may therefore miss the deadline for the competition:

The application form should be submitted as a Word document (Version 97 onwards).
Font must be Arial, size 10.
File size not to exceed 1MB (excluding endorsing letter but including the summary). This may restrict use of graphs/photos as they use a substantial amount of memory.
Word number restrictions (400 maximum for the summary and a further 4,000 maximum for the description) will be checked and any applications which exceed the maximum limits will be returned to the project author for amendment and rejected from the competition.

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15 Are footnotes or annexes permitted?

Footnotes and annexes are not permitted; all evidence which supports the project must be included in the main body of the application.

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16 Are recordings or other media allowed?

Whilst graphs and photos can be useful in explaining elements of the project other audio visual materials e.g. video clips, radio adverts or posters over A4 in size etc should not be included. The application will be judged on the text descriptions of the project and the learning at each of the four stages within the SARA model. However these kinds of material will certainly add to the workshop at the UK POP Conference should an entry win a place. The overall application should be no bigger than 1MB and applicants should carefully consider the amount of graphics take.

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17 Where should the completed form be sent?

All submissions should be made by e-mail to the mailto:Tilleyawards08@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk?subject=Tilley%2008%20entry%20%28%3Cproject%20name%3E%29 inbox with ‘Tilley 08 entry (followed by project name in brackets)' as the message title. The application form should be attached to the email as a word document (see section 14 for more formatting rules ).

Email applications received will be acknowledged by an automatic email. If no response is received, please check that the form has been received. Any entries over the size limit of 1MB will not be delivered through the Home Office email system. Once all entries have been received and registered on the system, a reference number will be sent. Please quote this reference number in any interim correspondence about the awards.

One paper copy must be sent to Alex Blackwell at Home Office, Police & Partnership Standards Unit, 4th Floor, Fry Building (SW Quarter), 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.

All entries, including the paper copy, must be received by 12 noon on 25th April 2008. Any entries not received by this date will not be eligible for the 2008 awards under any circumstances. It is the responsibility of the applicants to ensure that entries have been received by the deadline.

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18 Are details of previous winning entries available?

The summaries of previous winners have been posted on the Crime Reduction Website. They can be found at:
http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/tilleyawards.htm

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19 What is the small print?

Please note that all applications have to meet the following criteria in order to be accepted;

The application form must be completed in full. Additional information to the application form is not permitted and will be disregarded;
All applications must be endorsed by a senior representative from one of the organisations covered by the application. It is the endorsing officer's responsibility to ensure that the material facts of the application are accurate and that all other agencies who have played a role in the project delivery have been informed of the entry;
All information supplied on the application form will be made available to share with other partners in crime reduction (including other police forces and partner agencies), and with the general public. Information may be shared in a variety of formats and media and by making an entry applicants are confirming their acceptance of such use of the information provided in the public domain.
The judges' decision is final.

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