IPCC Chief Executive awarded CBE

The Chief Executive of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Jun 21, 2012
By Dilwar Hussain

The Chief Executive of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

The award was given for her services to justice and policing and is in recognition of her leadership as CEO of the IPCC and also for her work at the Probation Service and the Office for Criminal Justice Reform (OCJR).

Ms Furniss said: “I have spent over 35 years working to improve the way the criminal justice system delivers in the public interest.

“Over those years I have benefited from the wisdom, advice and support of superb colleagues, in particular at the IPCC. This recognition of my contribution also reflects the efforts the IPCC’s people make every day.”

The full list of those receiving awards in the Queen’s birthday honours include:

Knighthood

Sir Peter Fahy, Greater Manchester Police, Chief Constable

Queen’s Police Medal (QPM)

England and Wales

Simon Ash, Suffolk Constabulary

Terence Boland, Metropolitan Police Service, Detective Sergeant

Kate Brookman, Sussex Police, Police Constable

John Corrigan, Metropolitan Police Service, Detective Superintendent

Steven Cotterill, Derbyshire Police, Detective Chief Superintendent

Allan Gibson, Metropolitan Police Service, Commander

Andy Holt, South Yorkshire Police, Assistant Chief Constable

Stuart Hyde, Cumbria Constabulary, Chief Constable

Ian Learmonth, Kent Police, Chief Constable

Sian Lewis-Williams, South Wales Police, Police Sergeant

Nicholas Merrick, Avon and Somerset Constabulary, Police Constable

Carmel Napier, Gwent Police, Chief Constable

Douglas Paxton, Staffordshire Police, Deputy Chief Constable

Susan Peart, Formerly Northumbria Police, Police Inspector

Stephen Rhodes, Former Metropolitan Police Service, Police Constable

Andrew Taylor, Former Thames Valley Police, Detective Chief Superintendent

Robert Varey, Former South Yorkshire Police, Chief Superintendent

Adrian Whiting, Dorset Police, Assistant Chief Constable

Northern Ireland

Kenneth Annett, Police Service of Northern Ireland, Inspector

Stephen McQueen, Police Service of Northern Ireland, Sergeant

Derek Scott, Police Service of Northern Ireland, Chief Inspector

Scotland

Colin Menzies, Grampian Police, Deputy Chief Constable

John Mitchell, Strathclyde Police, Detective Chief Superintendent

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Jane Furniss, Independent Police Complaints Commission, Chief Executive Officer

Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Kim White, Kent Police, Police Constable

Terry Wilkins, Dorset Police

Raymond Boyle, Police Service of Northern Ireland

Paul Cheshire, North Wales Police

Glyn Gardner, Warwickshire Police

Brian Hunter, Lincolnshire Police

Susan Pawsey, Metropolitan Police Service, Detective Sergeant

Member of the ORDER OF THE British Empire (MBE)

Matthew Bell, Metropolitan Police Service, Chief Superintendent

David Peter Smith, UK Border Force, Intelligence Officer

Eileen Banton, Derbyshire Constabulary, Police Constable

Andrea Bradbury, Lancashire Constabulary, Inspector

Alan Brown, Devon and Cornwall Constabulary, Special Constabulary Chief Officer

Michael Diffin, Wiltshire Police, Police Constable

Philip Dingle, Devon and Cornwall Constabulary, Police Patrol Officer

Mark Edwards, Metropolitan Police Service, Police Constable

Dr Jeremy Evans, Lancashire Constabulary, Force Medical Officer

John Harding, Metropolitan Police Service, Volunteer

Richard Kearney, South Yorkshire Police, PCSO

Adrian Wright, Serious and Organised Crime Agency, Liaison Officer

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