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Detective wins award for work to end FGM
A Bristol police detective has won an award recognising her efforts to end female genital mutilation (FGM).
Detective Chief Inspector Leanne Pook received the ‘Thanks for Supporting the Sector’ prize at the Voscur awards ceremony last week.
She was nominated by young people from the charity Integrate Bristol, which campaigns to end the practice and whose high-profile trustee Fahma Mohamed has recently won a national ‘woman of the year’ award.
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As part of the award nomination, the charity said: “Leanne has been by our side throughout our campaign to end gender based violence and FGM.
“Having a DCI, a woman and somebody so kind and supportive on our side made such a difference.
“Because of Leanne, there are so many young people who understand and really believe that the police are there to help and support, they are on our side, not against us.
“But above all, it’s her fierce and tireless dedication to safeguarding children from the humiliating and life-long debilitating effects of female genital mutilation that we want to thank her for.”
DCI Pook said: “I am very proud to receive this award, especially because I was nominated by some remarkable young people. I am supported by a very dedicated team & this award is for them, too.”
The Voscurs are awarded to both individuals and organisations in the community, voluntary and volunteer sectors that had gone the extra mile.
The award winners
Volunteer Team of the Year – Nacoa (National Association of Children of Alcoholics)
Trustee of the Year – Brenda Purnell of Hartcliffe Health Environment Action Group and Food for All
Young Volunteer of the Year – Naomi Porter of 1625 Independent People
Batook Pandya Award for Inclusion – Salaam Shalom
Community Venue of the Year Award – Zion Community Art Space
The ‘Thanks For Supporting The Sector’ Award – DCI Leanne Pook, Avon and Somerset Police
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