PROMINENT police officers have a date with the Queen coming up after receiving awards in Her Majesty\u2019s Birthday Honours list.<\/p>\n
In total 10 UK Chief Officers, four officers from the Superintending ranks, and seven sergeants and members of the inspecting ranks received Queen’s Police Medals.<\/p>\n
One Detective Constable and one Special Constable received one too.<\/p>\n
Irene Curtis (pictured), President of the Police Superintendents\u2019 Association of England and Wales, was awarded an OBE.<\/p>\n
Lynne Owens, Chief Constable of Surrey Police, received a CBE.<\/p>\n
And Steve Williams, former Chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, was awarded a QPM.<\/p>\n
Ch Supt Curtis said: \u201cI am incredibly proud to have served as a police officer for almost 30 years. When I was sworn in as a PC all those years ago I never imagined this is where my career would take me or that I would be honoured by the Queen.<\/p>\n
\u201cPolicing is a job like no other. It can ask a lot of you, but can give tremendous personal reward in return. In particular, it has been a genuine privilege to have been able to represent colleagues at a national level.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m grateful to those who nominated and selected me because there are many others in the service who are just as worthy of an award such as this.\u201d<\/p>\n
CC Owens said: “I confess to being completely gobsmacked. Of course I am honoured to receive such recognition but it more widely reflects the many absolutely outstanding officers and staff I have been privileged to work alongside during my police service.\u201d<\/p>\n
National Police Chiefs’ Council Chair Sara Thornton said: \u201cI would like to offer my heartfelt congratulations to those members of the police service included in the Queen\u2019s birthday honours.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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