Written Question·Home Office·UIN 94737

Police: Medals

Tabled: 26 November 2025

Answered: 4 December 2025

Question

Simon Hoare

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to progress proposals for a medal of recognition for police officers injured in the line of service.

Answer

Sarah Jones

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 ...

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