necc.co.uk/awards
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
Only fully paid NECC members can enter these awards. Members must apply under their current membership package. Entry to more than one category is permitted. Financial information will be treated in confidence but forms will be shared with a select group of individuals for judging purposes. Information from the entry may be used for the host’s speech. By applying for a national category, you’re consenting to the contents within the application being shared with the British Chambers of Commerce, to be used in their shortlisting process and may also be used as part of a digital case study. All entries must be electronic. Submissions should reflect your organisation’s own work and voice. While AI tools may be used for basic editing, entries that appear primarily AI-generated or lack authentic evidence may be marked down. Any website links used within your entry will not be activated by the judges. Applicants must be authorised to enter their organisation. Category or headline sponsors are not permitted to apply to these awards in the same year as their sponsorship. No employee of North East Chamber of Commerce, British Chambers of Commerce or an accredited Chamber are entitled to enter. In entering an award you are not guaranteed to be shortlisted. Three/Four businesses will be chosen to be shortlisted with one winner announced at the Awards Final. The judging panel consists of representatives from each category sponsor, as well as representatives from individual businesses across the North East. Awards are judged via the Awards Force external platform. Incomplete entries will not be judged. Please note, you will be judged by the content on your form. There will not be a face to face interview. The judges’ decision is final and no further correspondence will be entered into. Award winners will be announced at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music Gateshead on the evening of 18 June 2026. Please keep 18 June 2026 free to attend the awards if you are shortlisted (please note, there is a cost to attend the awards). By registering and completing an entry for the awards, you agree to these terms and conditions.
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