Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Annie HUDSON Chair, Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel, England. For services to Child Safeguarding and Child Protection.
Knight Bachelor
Stephen WATSON QPM, Chief Constable, Greater Manchester Police. For services to Policing.
Sir Stephen Watson is amongst the most experienced senior officers in the country, having joined Lancashire Constabulary in 1988, before moving on to roles in Merseyside Police, the Metropolitan Police, Durham Constabulary, and South Yorkshire Police which, during his tenure as Chief Constable, became the most improved force in the country for three consecutive years. As Chief Constable of Greater Manchester since 2021, Sir Stephen has led the second largest force in the country through one of the most rapid and wide-ranging transformations in British policing history – reducing crime by 7.2%, increasing the number of crimes solved by 70%, and delivering sector-leading response times.
Companions of the Order of the Bath
Philip DOUGLAS, Director General, Border Force, Home Office. For services to Border Security and Public Service.
Alison Mary GILES, Director of Security for Parliament, Houses of Parliament. For Parliamentary and Public Service.
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)
Stephen Kavangh QPM DL, lately INTERPOL Executive Director of Police Services. For services to International Policing and Public Safety.
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Ian Christopher DYSON QPM DL, Lately Commissioner, City of London Police. For Voluntary and Charitable Services and to Policing.
David John BOLT, Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration. For Public Service.
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Martin FAIRLEY, Service Delivery Manager, Scottish Police Authority Forensic Services. For services to Criminal Justice.
Phillip Courtney HOLLIDAY, Border Force Regional Director, Central Region, Home Office. For Public Service.
Paul Thomas Keith HOLMES, Senior Director of Investigations, Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. For Public Service.
Mohammed Umar HUSSAIN MBE, Police Staff, Chief Finance Officer, South Wales Police. For services to Policing.
Pooja KANDA, Anti-Knife Crime Campaigner, Justice for Ronan. For services to the Prevention of Knife Crime.
Sian LEWIS-WILLIAMS QPM, Officer, National Crime Agency. For services to Law Enforcement.
Kevin MCNULTY Deputy Head, Martyn’s Law Policy Team, Home Office. For services to National Security.
Nour Al-Houda Balich NORRIS, Campaigner at SecureLife and Advocate for Raneem’s Law. For services to Preventing Violence Against Women and Girls.
Dr Kevin SMITH, Officer, National Crime Agency. For services to Law Enforcement.
Ruth Elizabeth TAYLOR, For services to Victims and Survivors of Domestic Abuse.
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Richard BROWN, Inspector, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For Public Service.
James DALGLEISH, Inspector, Clyde Marine Unit, Ministry of Defence Police. For services to Defence Policing.
Mark David HOBIN, Police Constable, Merseyside Police. For services to Policing.
Carole JOHNSON, Police Staff, Central Authority Bureau Manager, Durham Constabulary. For services to Policing.
Nichola Jane PAGE, Chief Human Resources Officer, Police Service of Scotland. For services to Policing, to Equality, and to Health.
John THIRKETTLE, Police Staff, Mental Health Operations Manager, Humberside Police. For services to Policing.
Carly Eileen BARRETT, Co-Founder, Samantha’s Legacy. For services to the Prevention of Knife Crime.
Nicola BARTLETT, Officer, National Crime Agency, For services to Law Enforcement.
Linda BELGROVE, Founder and Chair, Essex Retired Police Dogs Fund. For services to Charity.
Michael GALLAGHER, Policy Manager, Home Office. For Public Service.
Amy Hannah JAMES, Intelligence Manager, Home Office. For services to the Protection of Vulnerable People.
Dr Dave RICH, Director of Policy, Community Security Trust. For services to Tackling Antisemitism, Hate Crime and Extremism.
Andrea Louise SCOTT, Border Force Senior Officer, Home Office. For services to Border Security.
Maureen STOREY, Lately Director, Vida Sheffield and Coordinator for Strategic Work, Sheffield Domestic Abuse Forum. For services to Survivors of Domestic Abuse.
Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)
Junior ANDERSON, Police Constable, Youth Violence Intervention Team, Northamptonshire Police. For services to Policing and to the community in Northamptonshire.
Adam Nicholas COX, Police Staff, Lead Intelligence Analyst, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to Policing.
Adrian George Chetwynd HABGOOD, Principal Forensic Evidence and Exhibits Officer, West Yorkshire Police. For services to Policing.
Alison Natalie HARLE, Police Constable, City of London Police. For services to Policing.
Stephen William HART, Police Community Support Officer, South Yorkshire Police. For services to the Homeless and to Policing.
Jane HORTON, Finance Planning and Analysis Manager, British Transport Police. For services to Policing.
Janet HUMPHREY, Police Staff, Suffolk Police. For services to the community in Suffolk.
Damien PENMAN, Special Constable, Wiltshire Police. For services to Policing.
Trevor WATSON, Part-time Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Policing.
Philip WELLS, Assistant Chief Officer, Bedfordshire Police. For services to Policing.
King’s Police Medal (KPM) Home Office
Kevin BALDWIN, lately Assistant Chief Constable, Essex Police.
Margaret BLYTH, Chief Constable, Gloucestershire Police.
Justin BURT, lately Detective Inspector, West Yorkshire Police.
Carl Daniel GALVIN, Assistant Chief Constable, West Yorkshire Police.
Katherine Frances GOODWIN, Detective Superintendent, Metropolitan Police Service.
Dawn JEFFRIES, Detective Constable, Metropolitan Police Service.
Heath Joseph Thomas KEOGH, Constable, Metropolitan Police Service.
Stuart Stephen KING, Inspector, Avon and Somerset Police.
Martin LEVI, lately Detective Inspector, Greater Manchester Police.
John Donaldson PHILIP, Chief Officer Special Constabulary, Humberside Police.
Samantha Ellen RIDDING, lately Detective Chief Superintendent, West Midlands Police.
Timothy John ROGERS, Sergeant, West Midlands Police.
Paul David SANFORD, Chief Constable, Norfolk Constabulary.
Joanne Elizabeth SHINER, Chief Constable, Sussex Police.
David Mark THOMASON, Detective Sergeant, Cheshire Constabulary.
Nigel Philip WALSH, lately Detective Superintendent, West Midlands Police.
Julia Anne WELLBY, lately Detective Sergeant, Metropolitan Police Service.
King’s Police Medal (KPM) Northern Ireland Office
Stephen George DICKSON, Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland.
Thomas JOHNSTON, Sergeant, Police Service of Northern Ireland.
Dennis KIRK, Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland.
King’s Police Medal (KPM) Scottish Office
Shaheen Baber, Superintendent, Police Scotland (Retired).
Alan Speirs, Deputy Chief Constable, Police Scotland.
Crown Dependencies (KPM)
Christopher Paul BEECHEY, Detective Chief Inspector, State of Jersey Police.
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