WPS Awards 2026
Thirteen categories honouring the individuals and organisations changing what modern policing can do — judged on evidence of impact, not on budget. Winners are announced at the Awards Ceremony on 18 November 2026.
Key dates
Entries are open now. The deadline is firm — late submissions are not carried into the judging round.
Individual and organisation entry forms went live on the registration portal.
The final moment to submit a participation entry for the 2026 awards.
Shortlisted entries are published and entrants are contacted directly.
Finalists per category are confirmed ahead of the ceremony.
Winners are announced at the ceremony and Gala Dinner on the closing day of the Summit.
Award categories
Some categories are for individuals, some for organisations, and a few take both. The full criteria for each sit in the categories document below.
Individual
Individual or organisation
Organisation
Individual or organisation
Individual or organisation
Individual or organisation
Organisation
Organisation
Organisation
Organisation
Individual — open to members of the public
Organisation — early-stage companies
Individual
How to enter
Read the criteria in the categories document and choose the one your evidence fits best. One entry per category.
Use the official participation template — individual or organisation. Entries outside the template are not assessed.
Serving officers need a No Objection Certificate from their agency. The NOC template is below.
25 September 2026 at 12:00. Individual and organisation entries use separate forms.
For officers, staff and members of the public entering in their own name.
Submit an individual entryFor agencies, units, departments and companies entering a programme or product.
Submit an organisation entryDocuments
Every category, who can enter and what the judges assess.
فئات الجوائز ومعايير التقييم.
The required format for individual entries.
The required format for organisation entries.
Required for serving officers entering with agency work.
Past winners
Twelve winners were selected from over 900 nominations at the fourth edition. Two categories — AI implementation and Startups Innovation — were new that year.
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New for 2025
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Named winners and their citations are published in the awards gallery after each ceremony.
No entry fee. Thirteen categories. Judged on evidence of impact.
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Exhibition space
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