The Hampshire Multi-Agency Stalking Partnership (MASP) has been recognised nationally for its outstanding collaborative approach to tackling stalking. At the Alice Ruggles Trust 2025 Conference, MASP won the Alice Ruggles Trust Award in the category of Working Together.
The nationally recognised Multi-Agency Stalking Partnership (MASP) unites professionals from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Trust, Hampshire Police & Crime Commissioners, National Probation Service, Hampshire Constabulary, and Stop Domestic Abuse to address stalking through a psychologically informed approach. Hampshire & IOW Healthcare has been delivering interventions as part of MASP since 2018 and is one of only a handful of programmes of its kind dedicated to combating stalking in the UK.
Judges praised MASP’s impact, stating:
“The judges collectively agreed that the work taking place in Hampshire had led the way for many other models and projects existing around the country and therefore deserving of recognition for its significant impact.”
The award was collected by Dr Jim Ormsby and Layla Clayton (Trainee Forensic Psychologist) at the ceremony last week.
Dr Kirsty Butcher, Clinical Lead of MASP, said:
“This award is a testament to the power of collaboration. By working together across health, criminal justice, and victim advocacy, we are making a real difference to victim safety and reducing reoffending.”
Donna Jones, Police and Crime Commissioner, said
“Stalking is a serious and distressing crime. It’s the slow erosion of someone’s entire sense of safety and has a profound and lasting impact.
“As Police and Crime Commissioner, I am committed to working closely with partners across health, advocacy and the criminal justice system to ensure the best outcomes for victims and reduce reoffending.
“That’s why I’m delighted to have commissioned the MASP service and see it receive the continuing recognition it deserves.”
This is the second consecutive year MASP has received an Alice Ruggles Trust Award, having won in 2024 for its contribution to perpetrator intervention and reducing challenging behaviour.
At the centre of our Trust Strategy 2025-30 is a continuing commitment to collaborate with our partners and communities. In working together, sharing and building expertise and approaches on matters such as stalking, we can achieve the very best health outcomes possible for those across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.