EntryNominating is free. By submitting you confirm the entry is accurate to your knowledge and that you may share the information in it. Entries found to contain material inaccuracies are withdrawn at any stage, including after announcement.DecisionsScoring is the panel's, and the independent Chair's decision on results, ties and whether a category is publishable is final. There is no appeal on score. There is a route to challenge process, to the Chair.Use of the markHonorees receive a permanent, free, non-exclusive right to use the GovTen badge for the cycle they were honored in, subject to the rules in the honoree toolkit. The right is not transferable to suppliers or partners. The award objectThe trophy and plaque are gifts, not purchases. They cannot be bought, and declining one does not affect the honour. We will substitute a certificate or nothing at all where your rules require it.No fee, no obligationThere is no fee at any stage and no obligation attaches to being honored. Any invoice claiming otherwise is not from us.Content you sendYou keep your rights in what you submit. You grant us permission to publish the agency name, jurisdiction, category and one-sentence description if the entry places, and to quote it in the annual report.Changes to the programmeWe may change dates, the rubric or the category set between cycles, and will publish changes before nominations open. We do not change the rubric during a cycle.WithdrawalYou may withdraw an entry at any time before announcement by writing to us. An honoree may ask to be removed from the roll and we will remove it.
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