BQF Gold Medal for Excellence

The BQF Gold Medal for Excellence recognises organisations with outstanding continued commitment to sustained excellence over a number of years.

It has been awarded annually since 2008 by the BQF Board and is presented at the UK Excellence Awards ceremony every October.

2011 Winner: The Probation Service

The Probation Service comprises of 35 independent trusts, annually supervising a caseload of some 247,000 offenders. Their successful pursuit of continuous improvement has confirmed that they are on the right path to achieving and sustaining excellence and potentially to being the best providers of these essential services.

'At a time of big changes for Probation, it's great to have the endorsement of an organisation such as the BQF. The award underlines that we're doing a good job and achieving excellence.'
Sue Hall OBE, Chair of the Probation Chiefs Association (PCA)

'The award will be a huge boost. It will make a public statement for Probation, saying that it's an organisation that pays close attention to its methods of working and its need for continuous improvement.'
Sebert Cox OBE, Chair of the Probation Association (PA)

'This prestigious award recognises the professionalism of probation staff and the excellence of their work. This very public recognition of not just what they do but, perhaps more importantly, how well they do it, will be a source of pride for probation staff.'
Crispin Blunt MP, Minister for Prisons and Probation

Recent tweets

Minister Crispin Blunt says he was delighted that his high view of probation was validated by @TheBQF Gold Medal award. #PCA_Conference

— Probation Assoc (@ProbationAssoc) March 8, 2012

#PCA_Conference Sue Hall PCA Chair tells conference that probation was 1st in #PublicSector to win @TheBQF Gold Medal probationassociation.co.uk/media/10973/06…

— Probation Assoc (@ProbationAssoc) March 8, 2012

Previous winners

2010 - TNT Express
2009 - Ricoh UK Products
2008 - Siemens