The Police Federation of England and Wales extends its heartfelt congratulations to all police officers recognised in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours.

Recipients include West Midlands Police Federation Branch Secretary Tim Rogers, who has been awarded the King’s Police Medal (KPM) in recognition of spearheading a long-running Police Federation campaign to give police drivers better protection in law.

Tim, who has served with West Midlands Police for 30 years, led the successful push to change legislation so that police drivers are no longer judged by civilian standards when responding to emergencies.

The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 now ensures that officers’ driving is assessed against that of a “competent and trained police driver”, rather than a “careful and competent member of the public”.

An inspector who established the Dementia Safeguarding Scheme in Avon and Somerset has also been recognised.

Inspector Stuart King will receive a KPM 10 years after setting up the lifesaving scheme. During that time, the Dementia Safeguarding Scheme has grown significantly, with thousands of people benefitting from it, both within Avon and Somerset and beyond.

Detective Constable Dawn Jeffries, Metropolitan Police Service, has also been honoured. She has been awarded the KPM for her 30-year policing career, specifically her work in the development and evolution of the Family Liaison Advisory Team.

PC Alison Harle has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to policing for her work to deliver significant ceremonial events. PC Harle joined the City of London Police 27 years’ ago in 1998 and is now an Operational Planner Officer in Operations and Duty Planning.

Acting National Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales Tiff Lynch, said: “I would like to give my most heartfelt congratulations to all those officers recognised in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours.

“Police officers are humble individuals who don’t do what they do for praise or recognition but when it comes it is very much appreciated and very much deserved.

“Our colleagues work under enormous pressure, and the recognition for police officers, sets an example to us all and highlights the positive impact of the police service.

“In the future, I hope many more of my colleagues will receive this highest of honours for their extraordinary achievements.”

King’s Police Medal
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.

Knights Bachelor
Knighthood
Stephen Watson QPM, Chief Constable, Greater Manchester Police

Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Ian Christopher Dyson QPM DL, Lately Commissioner, City of London

Member of the Order of the British Empire
Mark David Hobin, Police Constable, Merseyside Police

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire
Junior Anderson, Police Constable, Youth Violence Intervention Team, Northamptonshire Police
Alison Natalie Harle, Police Constable, City of London Police
Damien Penman, Special Constable, Wiltshire Police

Members of the Royal Victorian Order
Awarded by the Sovereign, independent of the Government, to recognise loyal service to the Monarchy.

Christopher Conrad, Chief Inspector, Metropolitan Police Service
Richard Jackson, Sergeant, Metropolitan Police Service
Robert Galloway, Sergeant, Metropolitan Police Service