Chief Constable Ian Johnston knighted for outstanding public service to policing

Ian Johnston, CBE QPM, the chief constable of British Transport Police (BTP) has been knighted for outstanding public service to policing in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Mr Johnston, who has over 44 years service to policing, said he was “absolutely delighted”.
Since joining BTP as chief constable in 2001, he has led a major restructure.
“I believe that it is very much a direct consequence of what all the women and men in the BTP have achieved over the last eight years. It has been a real privilege to have been their chief constable,” he said.
Deputy Chief Constable Andy Trotter said: “Mr Johnston is an excellent police officer who inspires his colleagues and truly listens to the communities he serves. His energy and enthusiasm has delivered significant improvements not just in the individual forces he has worked in but within policing nationally over the many years he has served the British public.”
Mr Johnston joined the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) in 1965. In 1989 he moved to Kent Police where he served as an assistant chief constable. He returned to the MPS in 1992 as deputy assistant commissioner and was appointed assistant commissioner in 1994. He served in a variety of roles and in 2000 became assistant commissioner territorial policing and played a key role is transforming the MPS after the inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence. He recently conducted the independent enquiry for the MPS into the Damien Green investigation.
Three members of staff at Lancashire Constabulary have been appointed MBE. Special Inspector Maurice Duckworth, Dr Kath Mashiter and Ms Margaret Rushton were all recognised for their hard work and dedication.
Mr Duckworth, 61, joined the force in 1970 and has dedicated the last 39 years to the service. He is one of Lancashire Constabulary’s longest-ever serving special inspectors.
Dr Mashiter, head of scientific support, started her career at Hope Hospital, Salford, where she ran a research unit in the gastroenterology department. She then joined the Forensic Science Service and spent 18 years working as a biologist, eventually specialising in DNA. 
In 1995, Dr Mashiter became the first scientific support manager for Lancashire Constabulary, on the same day that the National DNA Database went live. Initially, she had a very small team, but now manages 89 staff, including specialists in CCTV, telephony, photography, footwear and a wide range of forensic disciplines.  
Ms Rushton, 55, joined Lancashire Constabulary in 1990, initially  on a temporary six-week contract to process speeding offences which had occurred on the M61.
She spent just under eight years working in the intelligence office at Chorley before moving to the motorway unit as an admin officer where she spent the next four years.
In 2002, Ms Rushton switched to her current role as community crime prevention officer at Chorley. She now works with neighbourhood watches, offering crime prevention advice, as well as setting up new watches and keeping them informed of different neighbourhood watch schemes.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland’s (PSNI) new deputy chief constable, Judith Gillespie, has been appointed OBE. Hers is one of six honours to go to policing in Northern Ireland.
Assistant Chief Constable Roy Toner, who has recently moved to become deputy chief constable with the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA), was awarded the QPM.
Chief Superintendent Michael Skuce and Constable Colin Gibson, community and schools involvement officer, were both appointed MBE.
QPMs have also been awarded to Sergeant David Kirk and Sergeant Alan Gawne.
Hampshire Chief Constable Alex Marshall has also been awarded the QPM. Mr Marshall, 47, joined Hampshire Constabulary in October 2008 from Thames Valley Police, where he was deputy chief constable.
He spent the first 20 years of his career with the MPS, working throughout South London, before transferring to Cambridgeshire Constabulary in 2000.
He was also seconded to the Home