Written questions

Police: Medals

Commons · Question 71332 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations her Department has received from police officers’ associations on the introduction of a medal for officers medically discharged as a result of service-related injuries.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 8 Sep 2025

Any official award is a gift from the Government, on behalf of His Majesty The King to recognise individuals within policing and emergency services personnel. The creation of a new award requires cross Government consensus and approval from the Committee ...