The Imbert Prize was instituted in 2005, and is awarded annually by the Association of Security Consultants (ASC) for the development of ideas for the advancement of risk and security management in the UK.

The prize consists of three categories:

1. Best academic dissertation
2. Most notable contribution in the security industry in the preceding year
3. The ASC member that has made the most significant contribution to independent security consultancy.

The prize is named after Lord Imbert

Peter Imbert, Baron Imbert

Peter Michael Imbert, Baron Imbert CVO QPM was Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service from 1987 to 1993, and prior to that appointment Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police from 1979 to 1985....

, a partron of the ASC, who was Commissioner

Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis

The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis is the head of London's Metropolitan Police Service, classing the holder as a chief police officer...

 of Scotland Yard

Metropolitan Police Service

The Metropolitan Police Service is the territorial police force responsible for Greater London, excluding the "square mile" of the City of London which is the responsibility of the City of London Police...

 1987-1993, and has been a prominent figure in debates about security and policing since.

Imbert Prize recipients

Year	Academic dissertation	Industry contribution	Independent consultancy
2005	Bob Ralph (University of Portsmouth University of Portsmouth The University of Portsmouth is a university in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. The University was ranked 60th out of 122 in The Sunday Times University Guide... )	Sallyann Baldry (Edexcel Edexcel Edexcel, a UK company, is one of England, Wales and Northern Ireland's five main examination boards, and is wholly owned by the private-sector Pearson PLC, a UK-based media and publishing conglomerate. Its name is a portmanteau word derived from the words "educational" and "excellence"... )	Mike Collier
2006	Chris J. Finch (Cranfield University Cranfield University Cranfield University is a British postgraduate university based on two campuses, with a research-oriented focus. The main campus is at Cranfield, Bedfordshire and the second is the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom based at Shrivenham, Oxfordshire. The main campus is unique in the United... )	David Burrill OBE (BAT Industries British American Tobacco British American Tobacco p.l.c. is a global tobacco company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s second largest quoted tobacco company by global market share , with a leading position in more than 50 countries and a presence in more than 180 countries... )	Mike Cahalane
2007	David Cresswell (Leicester University)	Peter French (SSR Personnel)	Maurice Parsons
2008	Ted Antonopoulos (Cranfield University Cranfield University Cranfield University is a British postgraduate university based on two campuses, with a research-oriented focus. The main campus is at Cranfield, Bedfordshire and the second is the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom based at Shrivenham, Oxfordshire. The main campus is unique in the United... )	Stuart Lowden (Wilson James)	John Benton
2009	Anders Groenli (Cranfield University Cranfield University Cranfield University is a British postgraduate university based on two campuses, with a research-oriented focus. The main campus is at Cranfield, Bedfordshire and the second is the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom based at Shrivenham, Oxfordshire. The main campus is unique in the United... )	David Dickinson (British Security Industry Association)	Graham Seaby
2010	Danie Adendorff (Loughborough University Loughborough University Loughborough University is a research based campus university located in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England... )	David Evans (British Security Industry Association/2012 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012... )	Jack Case
2011	Paul Rollinson (University of Portsmouth University of Portsmouth The University of Portsmouth is a university in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. The University was ranked 60th out of 122 in The Sunday Times University Guide... )	James Willison (ASIS International ASIS International ASIS International , headquartered in Alexandria, Va., is a professional organization for security managers.... )	Mike Tennent (Tavcom Training)