PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Emergency Services: Medals (21 October 2024)
Question Asked
Asked by:
Oliver Ryan (Labour)
Answer
It is only right that we recognise the sacrifices made by the emergency services, and the Home Office is happy to consider proposals for new medals for members of the emergency services.
Any official policing medal is a gift from the Government, on behalf of His Majesty The King to recognise individuals within the service. The creation of a new medal requires cross Government consensus and approval from the Committee on The Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals (“HD Committee”), before advice is put to HM The King to make his final decision.
Answered by:
Dame Diana Johnson (Labour)
29 October 2024
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