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Andrew Freeburn KPM

King's Police Medal (KPM)

Chief Superintendent

Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2020

“For services to Policing and to the community in Northern Ireland.”

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King's Police Medal (KPM)

New Year Honours List 2026

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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

New Year Honours List 2020

For services to Policing and to the community in Northern Ireland.

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London Gazette notice

King's Police Medal

Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood

St. James’s Palace, London SW1

30 December 2025

THE KING has been graciously pleased to approve the award of The King’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service to the undermentioned:

K.P.M.

Andrew Robert FREEBURN M.B.E.

lately Assistant Chief Constable, Police Service of Scotland, SCOTLAND

Source: The London Gazette, issue 64940 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0

London Gazette notice

Order of the British Empire

Civil Division

Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood

St. James’s Palace, London SW1

28 December 2019

THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:

M.B.E.

To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:

Andrew Robert FREEBURN

Chief Superintendent, Police Service of Northern Ireland

For services to Policing and to the community in Northern Ireland.

Source: The London Gazette, issue 62866 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0

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Belfast, City of Belfast

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  1. Member of the Order of the British Empire

    New Year Honours 2020
    Role at the time
    Chief Superintendent
    Region
    Belfast, City of Belfast
    “For services to Policing and to the community in Northern Ireland.”

  2. King's Police Medal

    New Year Honours 2026

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King's Police Medal · 2026

Source & provenanceVerified against the London Gazette

London Gazette (official record), issue 64940, notice 5029163. View the official notice ↗

Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2026).

Published 29 December 2025.

Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2020

Source & provenanceVerified against the London Gazette

London Gazette (official record), issue 62866, notice 3455183. View the official notice ↗

Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2020).

Published 27 December 2019.

Location (Belfast, City of Belfast) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.

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