New Year Honours 2026 - Congratulations

Police officers, staff and volunteers from across the country are among those who've been recognised in His Majesty The King's New Year Honours List.

Among the 1,157 recipients honoured for going "above and beyond for their communities" in the 2026 list are 34 police and law enforcement personnel of various ranks, recognised for their invaluable contribution to policing. 

Chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, Gavin Stephens, said:

“A huge congratulations and well done to all of those recognised for their service to policing in His Majesty the King’s New Year Honours List.

“Policing is a job like no other, and one which requires a tremendous amount of commitment, dedication and courage.

"Honours like this are an important reminder that police personnel's individual and collective efforts to keep our communities safe are truly appreciated, and I am so pleased to see so many of the policing family recognised again this year. Each recipient is thoroughly deserving of the honour, and they should feel immensely proud."

Knighthood

John Patrick Robins, QPM DL, Chief Constable, West Yorkshire Police. For services to Policing

 

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) 

Lynn Browne OBE, Lately Chief Executive and Accountable Officer, The Scottish Police Authority. For services to Policing and Public Service

Robert John Nixon QPM DL Lately Chief Constable, Leicestershire Police and National Police Chief's Council Criminal Justice Lead. For services to Policing and Criminal Justice

Professor Peter James Vaughan QPM, Professor and Director of the International Centre for Policing and Security at the University of South Wales. For services to Criminal Justice 

 

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Marc Yocksan Bell, Edinburgh Operational Missing Person Co-Ordinator, Edinburgh Policing Division. For services to Young People and Missing Persons

Neil Anthony Byrne, Police Staff, Police National Database, North Wales Police. For services to Policing

Roger Charles Hirst, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Essex. For services to Policing and to Community Safety

Ramona Senior, Police Staff, West Yorkshire Police. For services to Policing 

 

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

Veronica Dougherty, Personal Secretary, Northern Ireland Policing Board. For Public Service 

Marion Dudgeon, Newcastle Station Support Officer, British Transport Police. For services to Transport Policing

Leslie John Hawkins, Community Special Constable Co-Ordinator, Essex Police. For services to Policing and to the community in Essex

Susan Holliday, Special Constable, Cumbria Constabulary. For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria

Dudley Martin, Volunteer Lead Force Chaplain, West Yorkshire Police. For services to the Policing Community

Kanti Karsan Pindoria, Police Staff, Special Constable and Volunteer Police Cadet Leader, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to Policing and to the community in London

Alice Florence Potter, Police Volunteer Christian Police Association and Chaplain, Surrey Police. For services to Policing and to the community in Surrey

James Edward Thompson, Special Constable, Northumbria Police. For services to Policing

 

King's Police Medal (KPM)

Adesola Monsuru Adelekan M.V.O., Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service

Paul Brogden, Commander, Metropolitan Police Service

Robert John Carden, Chief Constable, Merseyside Police

Jonathan Miles Chadwick, Detective Chief Superintendent, Greater Manchester Police

Jason Leigh Diamond, Temporary Inspector, North Wales Police

Andrew Huddleston, lately, Superintendent, Northumbria Police

Justine Keely Jenkins, lately, Detective Inspector, Hertfordshire Police

Richard John Munns, lately, Superintendent, Metropolitan Police Service

Mark Royston Plant, lately, Detective Constable, West Midlands Police

Samantha Rennison, Chief Superintendent, Northumbria Police

Daniel Hugh Frisby Richards, lately, Chief Superintendent, South Wales Police

Kevin Mark Southworth, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service

Sian Louise Thomas, Detective Superintendent, Metropolitan Police Service

Mark Steven Travis, lately, Assistant Chief Constable, South Wales Police

Heather Millicent Whoriskey, Detective Chief Superintendent, West Yorkshire Police

Sharon Elizabeth Cromie, Sergeant, Police Service of Northern Ireland

Robert James McGowan, Superintendent, Police Service of Northern Ireland

John Patrick Sayers, Chief Inspector, Police Service of Northern Ireland

Joanna Farrell, Chief Constable, Police Scotland

 Stephen Dolan, Chief Superintendent, Police Scotland

Andrew Freeburn, lately, Assistant Chief Constable, Police Scotland