Background
Party Awards are designed to recognise publicly those who have given the party outstanding service and commitment in a number of different ways.
Candidates must themselves be party members, and be nominated and seconded by two party members.
The winners are chosen by a working group of the Federal Executive which includes the Party President and usually representatives of the three state parties.
2011 Winners
Belinda Eyre-Brook Award – Jennifer Pack
Harriet Smith Award – Henry Maddick
President’s Award – Doris Ansari
Part 2: Presented Awards
The Belinda Eyre-Brook Award is given to recognise and celebrate the work of political assistants to Liberal Democrat Council Groups.
This key role requires flexibility, imagination, diplomacy, firmness and an ability to recognise and manage political risk. A good political assistant will care about their local area and be committed to the success of Liberal Democrats within it. Turning local political priorities into council priorities is a key part of the job of a good political assistant, as is linking the Group into the Party nationally.
The Harriet Smith Liberal Democrat Distinguished Service Award is open to any Party Member never elected to public office.
The President’s Award is open to any Party Member elected to public office.
For both of these awards, the panel will be looking for outstanding commitment and service to the Party, which can be recognized in the Awards presented normally at the Party’s Annual Conference.
Local, regional and state parties should be seeking to nominate people who deserve recognition for their hard work, long service, and demonstrable dedication to the party, at whatever level.
There are expected to be special awards to be awarded from the Party for whom public recognition is long overdue.
Part 3: Nomination Procedure
The attached nomination form should be completed with details of the individual, setting out concerning why an award should be made.
An officer of a local party, regional executive member or officer, or state party executive or officer should sign the nomination form, in addition to another member.
The completed form should be sent to Rachael Clarke (the Federal & English Party Governance Officer) no later than 31st July 2012 via rachael.clarke@libdems.org.uk or to:
Rachael Clarke
LDHQ,
8-10 Great George Street,
London
SW1P 3AE
All nominations will be acknowledged on receipt. Decisions on successful nominations will be made known to the nominees, proposers, and seconders by 17th August 2012, and decisions on unsuccessful nominations will be made known to proposers/seconders only by the same date. The winners will be formally announced at the September Autumn Conference in Brighton (September 2012).
It is likely that presentation of the awards will take place immediately prior to the leader’s speech in the afternoon session of Wednesday 26th September 2012.
Files for Download:
Party Awards 2012 Pack (MS Word)
Party Awards 2012 Pack (PDF)