Courses and competitions
Young Scotland and Northern Ireland Programme 2012
North Queensferry, November
Scotland and Northern Ireland Young Thinker of the Year
Rachel Adamson, Scottish Funding Council for Further and Higher Education
Runner-up
Brian Connolly, Scottish Enterprise
Highly Commended
Stuart Keith, FirstGroup
Young Ireland Programme 2012
North Queensferry, November
Ireland Young Thinker of the Year
Olive Walsh, Higher Education Authority
Young England and Wales Programme 2012
Lancaster: September
England and Wales Young Thinker of the Year (Societies, Associations and Institutions)
Emma Wicken, Prison Reform Trust
Runner-up
Christina Bridge, Investment Management Association
England and Wales Local Government Young Thinker of the Year
Stacey Wrath, West Lindsey District Council
Young Public Sector Programme 2012
Lancaster: May
Public Sector Young Thinker of the Year
Stephanie Hack, Security Industry Authority
Runner-up
Viv Kuh, Arts and Humanities Research Council
Highly Commended
Rebecca Malings, Welsh Government
Commended
Sarah Mitchell, NHS Blood and Transplant
Young Scotland Programme 2012
North Queensferry: March
Scotland Young Thinker of the Year (title shared with the winner of the Autumn 2012 programme)
Morag McCracken, Balfour + Manson LLP
Runner-up
Alistair Hayes, Refugee Survival Trust
Highly Commended
Richard Wilson, Morton Fraser LLP
Commended
Owen Fenn, Scottish Refugee Council
Young Local Authority of the Year 2012
Lancaster: February
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils – joint entry
Ed Nieburg and Carolyn Organ
Runner-up
Bury Council (Marisa Garcia and Melanie Lampert)
Highly Commended
London Borough of Havering (Abi Foster and John Tench)
Commended
Aberdeenshire Council (Fiona Gibson and Pete Millar)
Young Scotland and Northern Ireland Programme 2011
Stranraer: October
Scotland and Northern Ireland Young Thinker of the Year (title shared with the winner of the Spring 2011 programme)
Kirsteen Shields, University of Dundee
Runner-up
Alasdair Anthony, National Records of Scotland
Highly commended
Steven Ing, Scottish Government
Stephanie Pitticas, Glasgow Caledonian University
Commended
Jason Cormack, Scottish Government
Young Ireland Programme 2011
Stranraer: October
Ireland Young Thinker of the Year (title shared with the winner of the Spring 2011 programme)
Anita Toolan, Department of Justice and Equality
Runner-up
Caoimhe Gavin, Forfás
Young England and Wales Programme 2011
Lancaster: September
Local Government Young Thinker of the Year
Michelle Howard, West Lindsey District Council
Runner-up
Leah Mickleborough, South Norfolk District Council
Young Thinker of the Year (Societies, Associations and Institutions):
Elizabeth Goodwin, VSO UK
Runner-up
Matthew Harper, Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust
Young Public Sector Programme 2011
Lancaster: June
Public Sector Young Thinker of the Year
Inna Taylor, Ofsted
Runner-up
Matthews Nobbs, Welsh Government
Highly commended
Alison Simmance, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Commended
Jilly Cole, Housing Ombudsman Service
Young Ireland Programme 2011
Stranraer: May
Ireland Young Thinker of the Year (title shared with the winner of the Autumn 2011 programme)
Kieran O'Brien, UNICEF Ireland
Runner-up
Louise Sarsfield Collins, Irish Refugee Council
Young Scotland Programme 2011
Stranraer: May
Scotland Young Thinker of the Year (title shared with the winner of the Autumn 2011 programme)
Gillian McMahon, Mary's Meals
Runner-up
Katie Cunningham, NHS Grampian
Highly commended
Chloe Thomson, Scottish Refugee Council
Young Local Authority of the Year 2011
Lancaster: February
Warwickshire County Council
(Ben Cahill and Kate McGrory)
Runner-up
North East Lincolnshire Council
(Charlotte Dring and Samantha Smith)
Young Scotland and Northern Ireland Programme 2010
Stranraer: October
Scotland and Northern Ireland Young Thinker of the Year
Hannah Cornish, NHS Scotland
Runner-up
Neil McLennan, Learning and Teaching Scotland
Highly commended
Heather Wilson, Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Commended
Hazel Burgess, Scottish Government
Young Ireland Programme 2010
Stranraer: October
Ireland Young Thinker of the Year
Sabrina Sloyan, Irish Civil Service
Young Public Sector Programme 2010
Lancaster: September
Public Sector Young Thinker of the Year 2010: jointly
Bronwyn Cooper, Ofsted
Runner-up
Matthew Legg, Home Office
Highly commended
Jessica Whatley, East Sussex County Council
UK Universities Young Thinker of the Year 2010
Lancaster: June
Rebekah Howes, University of Winchester
Runner-up
Sally Keith, Bournemouth University
Scottish Schools Young Thinker of the Year 2010
Dundee: June
Thom Sherrington, Aboyne Academy
Runner-up
Stuart Boyle, Bannerman High School, Glasgow
Young Public Sector Programme 2010
Lancaster: May
Public Sector Young Thinker of the Year 2010: jointly
Lisa Walduck, Natural England
Runner-up
Imogen Hewing, Home Office
Commended:
Georgina Cassidy, Cefas
Iain Drennan, Home Office
Allison Hulbert, Natural England
Stephen Rosenthal, Home Office
Young Local Authority of the Year 2010
Lancaster: March
London Borough of Newham (Nieema Alom and Joseph Dromey)
Runner-up
East Staffordshire Borough Council (Charlotte Bodger and Charlotte Taylor)
Highly commended
Kent County Council (Tom Marsh and Daniel Vokes)
Education Young Thinker of the Year 2010
Lancaster: January
Niall O'Loughlin, Newcastle University
Runner-up
Debra Ogden, London School of Economics and Political Science
Associations, Societies and Institutions Young Thinker of the Year 2010
Lancaster: January
Amy Harrison, Fairtrade Foundation
Runner-up
Natalia Botero, Royal College of Physicians
Young Scotland and Northern Ireland Programme 2009
Stranraer: November
Scotland Young Thinker of the Year: jointly
Jessica Walker, Scottish Water
Runner-up
Apeksha Walavalkar, CEMVO Scotland
Highly commended
John Ferguson, General Register Office for Scotland
Northern Ireland Young Thinker of the Year
Amanda Graham, Amnesty International
Runner-up
Lesley Tong, Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Young Local Government Programme 2009
Lancaster: October
Local Government Young Thinker of the Year
Emma Grant, London Borough of Hillingdon
Runner-up
Dharmendra Singh, Birmingham City Council
Highly commended
Chris Briggs, St Albans City and District Council
Commended
Alex Goode, London Borough of Lambeth
Third Sector Young Thinker of the Year 2009
Lancaster: June
Kris Anderson, Dignity in Dying
Runner-up
Helen Longworth, Duke of Edinburgh's Award
Highly commended
Barbara Soetan, Changemakers
Commended
Melissa Pritchard, Marine Conservation Society
Young Scotland Programme 2009
Stranraer: June
Scotland Young Thinker of the Year: jointly
Paul Gallagher, Scottish Book Trust
Runner-up
Nick Henderson, Youth End Poverty Dundee
Highly commended
Steven Cairney, Clydebank College
Young Ireland Programme 2009
Stranraer: June
Ireland Young Thinker of the Year
Louise Wilson, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Runner-up
Ciara Kirrane, Trocaire
Young Public Sector Programme 2009
Lancaster: May
Public Sector Young Thinker of the Year
Samantha Hill, Home Office
Runner-up
Neelaksh Sadhoo, National Physical Laboratory
Highly commended
Owen O'Brien, West Midlands Police
Commended
Laura Coleman, Home Office
Catrina Denvir, Legal Services Commission
Stuart Hollands, Legal Services Commission
Sian Smith, Natural England
David Szaroleta, Legal Services Commission
Heather Vivian, Home Office
Young Local Authority of the Year 2009
Lancaster: March
East Sussex County Council (Caroline Bragg and Katherine Shepherd)
Runner-up
London Borough of Hillingdon (Victoria Jones and Sam Taylor)
Highly commended
Devon County Council (Hannah Alderson and Kamila Davis)
Commended
Portsmouth City Council (Sophie Castle and Alan Dickson)
Education Young Thinker of the Year 2009
Lancaster: January
Elizabeth Harper, London South Bank University
NHS Young Thinker of the Year 2009
Lancaster: January
Matilda von Sydow, NHS Barking and Dagenham
Police and Fire and Rescue Services Young Thinker of the Year 2009
Lancaster: January
Kate Holford, Devon and Cornwall Constabulary
Young Scotland Programme 2008
Stranraer: November
Scotland Young Thinker of the Year; jointly
Anthony Silkoff, BEMIS
Runner-up
Rebecca Winterstein, Scottish Government
Highly commended
Richard Perrie, Scottish Court Service
Maggie Rait, Midlothian Council
Young Local Government Programme 2008
Lancaster: October
Local Government Young Thinker of the Year
Sarah Griffiths, Wokingham Borough Council
Runner-up
Liz Stephenson, South Tyneside Council
Highly commended
Alex Newman Carter, West Lindsey District Council
Commended
Emma Cunliffe, South Tyneside Council
Young Scotland Programme 2008
Stranraer: June
Scotland Young Thinker of the Year; jointly
Madeleine Burns, Scottish Refugee Council
Runner-up
Katrina Marsden, RSPB Scotland
Highly commended
Harula Ladd, Findhorn Foundation
Commended
Laura Watson, NHS Ayrshire and Arran
Young All-Ireland Programme 2008
Stranraer: June
All-Ireland Young Thinker of the Year
Barry Devine, An Bord Pleanala
Runner-up
Denise Fitzpatrick, Public Appointments Service
Highly commended
Karl Walsh, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Commended
Gareth Hargadon, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Associations and Societies Young Thinker of the Year 2008
Lancaster: May
Christine Hunt, Age Concern England
Runner-up
Charles Miller, Anti-Slavery International
Highly commended
Amy Whalley, Interact Worldwid
Young Public Sector Programme 2008
Lancaster: May
Public Sector Young Thinker of the Year
Charlie Webb, UK Government
Runner-up
Carolyn Lund, Ministry of Justice
Highly commended
Stephen O'Connor, Legal Services Commission
Commended
Peter Jones, Legal Services Commission
Katie Thomas, UK Government
Young Local Authority of the Year 2008
Bournemouth: March
Hampshire County Council (Andrew Boutflower and Emma Gordon)
Runner-up
East Sussex County Council (Darren Elliott and Polly Reynolds)
Highly commended
Fenland District Council (Hetty Thornton and Amy Wilson)
Commended
London Borough of Haringey (Lucy Cranshaw and Becky Cribb)
Young Scotland Programme 2007
Stranraer: November
Scotland Young Thinker of the Year; jointly
Michael Mitton, Findhorn Foundation
Runner-up
Elaine McGhee, Strathclyde Police
Highly commended
James Steel, Scottish Government
Commended
Gianna Cassidy, Glasgow Caledonian University
Andrew McKerns, Glasgow City Council
Young Local Government Programme 2007
Bournemouth: October
Local Government Young Thinker of the Year
Tim Borrett, Teignbridge District Council
Runner-up
Ruth Stradling, Halton Borough Council
Highly commended
Ann Griffiths, Surrey County Council
Commended
Victoria Brett, St Albans City and District Council
Young Public Sector Programme 2007
Bournemouth: September
Public Sector Young Thinker of the Year
Carleen Protain, Ministry of Justice
Runner-up
Heidi Brooks, Home Office
Highly commended
Shireen Khattak, National Audit Office
Young Business Programme 2007
Bournemouth: June
Business Young Thinker of the Year
Grainne Mc Kenna, BT
Runner-up
Peter Lamb, AEA Group
Young Third Sector Programme 2007
Bournemouth: June
Third Sector Young Thinker of the Year
Mairi Clare Rodgers, Liberty
Runner-up
Vicki Craighill, PDSA
Highly commended
Gemma Rosenblatt, Hansard Society
Young Scotland Programme 2007
Stranraer: June
Scotland Young Thinker of the Year; jointly
Maria Kicinski, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
Runner-up
Sean Wattegedera, Moredun Research Institute
Highly commended
Andy Craig, East Dunbartonshire Council
Commended
Emma Carmichael, Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Melissa Kilpatrick, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
Young All-Ireland Programme 2007
Stranraer: June
All-Ireland Young Thinker of the Year
Katrina Mulholland, Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Runner-up
Sarah Griffin, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Highly commended
Linda Memery, Personal Injuries Compensation Board
Commended
Brian Conway, National University of Ireland
Jim Harding, National Standards Authority of Ireland
Young NHS Organisation of the Year 2007
Bournemouth: February
Barking and Dagenham Primary Care Trust (Russell Collins and Adenike George)
Runner-up
Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals Trust (Kate Meredith and Natalie O'Mara)
Highly commended
King's College Hospital Foundation NHS Trust (Meredith Jacobs and Brady Pohle)
Commended
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust (Louise Shepherd and Samantha Steed)
Young Local Authority of the Year 2007
Bournemouth: February
Wokingham District Council (Lynsey Harris and Keith Withers)
Runner-up
Hertfordshire County Council (Colin Cornforth and Jennifer Lynch)
Highly commended
Oxford City Council (Karen Martin and Sally Short)
Commended
East Sussex County Council (Sara Jones and Bryn Thomas)
Young England and Wales Programme 2007
Bournemouth: January
Young Thinker of the Week
Andrew Johnson, Home Office
Runner-up
Esther Town, Exeter College
Highly commended
Laura Cook, Kingston College
Commended
Andrew Prynn, Police Information Technology Organisation
Young England and Wales Programme 2006
Bournemouth: November
Winner
Adam Cooper, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Runner-up
Jenny Claydon, Royal College of Physicians
Highly commended
Claire Johnston, independent delegate
Commended
Sarah-Jane Lawrence, Home Office
Arwen Meertens, Royal College of Physicians
Adam Mian, Home Office
Young Scotland Programme 2006
Stranraer: October
Winner
James Henderson, NHS Tayside
Runner-up
Jo Davidson, ChildLine Scotland
Highly commended
Lorna Howie, Midlothian Council
Young Local Government Programme 2006
Bournemouth: September
Winner
Tom Harris, Darlington Borough Council
Runner-up
Katie Kelleher, Halton Borough Council
Highly commended
David Stokes, South Northamptonshire Council
Young Scotland Programme 2006
Stranraer: June
Winner
Ana Rhodes Castro, Findhorn Foundation
Runner-up
Gordon Lawrie, ChildLine Scotland
Young Ireland Programme 2006
Stranraer: June
Winner
Adele Buckley, FAS, the Training and Employment Authority
Runner-up
Brian Furey, Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Young Northern Ireland Programme 2006
Stranraer: June
Winner
Sarah Malcolmson, Planning Service
Runner-up
Simon Webb, Department of Environment
Young Organisation of the Year 2006
Bournemouth: May
Winner
Royal College of Physicians (Argyris Georgopoulos and Debbie Sears)
Runner-up
Chartered Management Institute (Gemma Bird and Patrick Woodman)
Highly commended
Girlguiding UK (Connie Wessels and Annabelle Woods)
Young NHS Organisation of the Year 2006
Bournemouth: March
Winner
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (Louise Holden and Ruth Pretty)
Runner-up
Uttlesford Primary Care Trust (Alice Reynolds and Jackie Rudd)
Highly commended
Barts and The London NHS Trust (Julia Crawshaw and Catherine Hutt)
Young England and Wales Programme 2006
Bournemouth: February
Winner
Amy Rees, Home Office
Runner-up
Stephen Cummins, Home Office
Highly commended
David Brown, Cabinet Office
Young Local Authority of the Year 2006
Bournemouth: January
Young Local Authority of the Year
Newcastle City Council (Lisa Clark and Jon Sell)
Runner-up
Cornwall County Council (Samantha Boyns and Andrew Brocklehurst)
Highly commended
Portsmouth City Council (Syed Ali and Janine Bristow)
Commended
East Sussex County Council (Edward Howarth and Sarah Lamy)
Young Education Programme 2005
Bournemouth: December
Winner
Louise Mitchell, Council of Christians and Jews
Runner-up
Iain Docherty, University of Glasgow
Highly commended
Andrew Copson, British Humanist Association
Commended
Anna Birney, WWF UK
Kevin Oakhill, Learning and Skills Council, London West
Scott Peasey, Kingston College
Kate Richardson, Centre for Sustainable Energy
Young Scotland and Northern Ireland Programme 2005
Stranraer: October
Winner
Zoe Woods, Scottish Executive
Runner-up
Ruth Innes, Faculty of Advocates
Highly commended
Kate Findlay, Strathclyde Police
Commended
Gareth Archibald, Glasgow City Council
Colin Brown, NHS Tayside
Simon Fuller, Scottish Water
Lynn Haughton, Careers Scotland
Fiona Timpson, Scottish Executive
Young England and Wales Programme 2005
Bournemouth: September
Winner
Sarah-Jane Marsh, Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust
Runner-up
Ciara Morrison, Association of British Credit Unions
Highly commended
Michelle Hurst, Fire Service College
Commended
David Clark, Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Jason Collins, Valuation Office Agency
Rosanna Fairthorne, Home Office
Shahid Sardar, Newham Healthcare NHS Trust
Richard Watt, National Audit Office
Young Scotland and Northern Ireland Programme 2005
Stranraer: June
Winner
Ed Thomson, Scottish Executive
Runner-up
Mhairi Henderson, Scottish Court Service
Highly commended
Kit Hutchinson, Findhorn Foundation
Commended
Lynne Allan, Argyll and Clyde Health Board
Colin Brown, Fife Council
Victor Henriquez, Christian Aid
Young Ireland Programme 2005
Stranraer: June
Winner
Regina Duane, County Carlow VEC
Runner-up
Mary Gurrie, Environmental Protection Agency
Highly commended
Helen Walsh, Environmental Protection Agency
Young England and Wales Programme 2005
Harrogate: February
Winners
Petitioner: Ian Quigg, Church Action on Poverty
Speaker: Simon Whalley, Royal College of Physicians
Runner-up
Petitioner: Jennifer Wallace, Home Office
Speaker: Luke Jarvis, Home Office
Highly commended
Petitioner: Sharon Dale, Child Support Agency
Speaker: Michelle Turner, Sheffield Care Trust
Commended
Petitioner: Angela Taylor, Thurrock Council
Speaker: Duncan Tessier, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs check
Young Scotland and Northern Ireland Programme 2004
Pitlochry: November
Winners
Petitioner: Lynda Robertson, Glasgow City Council
Speaker: James Keith, MacRoberts Solicitors
Runners-up
Petitioner: Rachael Thomas, Scottish Enterprise Fife
Speaker: Martin McDermott, Scottish Executive
Highly commended
Petitioner: Ewen Macleod, Scottish Children's Reporter Administration
Speaker: Martin Bowles, Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency, NI
Commended
Petitioner: Gareth McCartney, Strathclyde Police
Speaker: Alana Milne, YWCA
Young England and Wales Programme 2004
Bournemouth: October
Winners
Petitioner: Sera Evans, Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Cymru
Speaker: Anne-Marie Bunting, Prison Reform Trust
Runners-up
Petitioner: Zoe Evans, Home Office
Speaker: Marian Kennedy, Child Support Agency
Highly commended
Petitioner: Charlotte Toothill, North Yorkshire County Council
Speaker: Jo Bloom, British Lung Foundation
Commended
Petitioner: Anne-Marie Bunting, Prison Reform Trust; Mark Sabla, independent delegate
Speaker: Kerry Francis, Boston Borough Council; Rhys Jackson, DEFRA
Young Scotland and Northern Ireland Programme 2004
Kilmarnock: June
Winners
Petitioner: Lorna Mundy, Glasgow Braendam Link
Speaker: Sinead O'Donnell, Fife Council
Runners-up
Petitioner: Katie Beattie, Scottish Executive
Speaker: Niall Phillips, Scout Association
Highly commended
Petitioner: Michael Bennett, Department of Education, Northern Ireland
Speaker: Alan Lewis, ChildLine Scotland
Young England and Wales Programme 2004
Harrogate: February
Winners
Petitioner: Caroline Grace, Brent Primary Care NHS Trust
Speaker: Iuean Ashman, Home Office
Runners-up
Petitioner: Mohammed Nadeem, Birmingham City Council
Speaker: Daniel Hobbs, Home Office
Highly commended
Petitioner: Karen Haseldine, ACAS
Speaker: Amanda Williams, Home Office
Young Scotland Programme 2003
Pitlochry: November
Winners
Petitioner: Jacqueline Sharples, Workers Educational Association
Runners-up
Petitioner: Louise Brennan, Midlothian Council
Highly commended
Petitioner: Hazel Mehta, Scottish Prison Service
Young Scotland Programme 2002
Glasgow: November
Non-competitive