New Year Honours 2022
Joan Clements BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Policing and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Policing and to the community in Northern Ireland.
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London Gazette notice
British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
01 January 2022
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to award the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Joan Isobel CLEMENTS
Administrative Support Officer, Police Service of Northern Ireland
For services to Policing and to the community in Northern Ireland.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63571 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Policing and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 382 times in the New Year Honours List 2022 — about 24% of the list.
In their area
69 British Empire Medal recipients are from City of Belfast.
How widely is this recognised?
664 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the New Year Honours 2022
Aaron Shrive
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
Desborough, Northamptonshire
“For services to the Covid-19 response in Leicestershire.”
Adam Parsons
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
Woking, Surrey
“For services to Policing.”
Adam Prince
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
Rushton Spencer, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Burnham, Buckinghamshire during Covid-19.”
Adill Hadi
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
Birmingham, West Midlands
“For services to Vulnerable Young People during Covid-19.”
Adria Pittock
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
“For services to the Environment and to the LGBTQ+ community in Suffolk.”
Akthar Hussain
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Alan Gibson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
Burnhope, County Durham
“For services to Charity and to the community in County Durham.”
Alexander Townsend
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
“For services to Education on the Isle of Man.”
Alexandra Hennessey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
“For services to British foreign policy.”
Alexandra Sanderson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
Ash Vale, Surrey
“For services to the community in Ash Vale, Surrey, particularly during Covid-19.”
Alexis Page
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Heritage Safety during Covid-19.”
Alice Jackson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
Andover, Hampshire
“For services to the community in Lower Chute, Hampshire during Covid-19.”
Alison Christie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to the Aberdeen City Council Children’s Panel.”
Alison Wallace
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to the community in County Londonderry during Covid-19.”
Alison Whitburn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
Arundel, West Sussex
“For services to the community in Littlehampton, West Sussex.”
Amanda Mathews
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
Tisbury, Wiltshire
“For Public Service during Covid-19.”
Amy Meek
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For voluntary service to the Natural Environment.”
Andrea Malam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Law Enforcement.”
Andrew Naylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
Darlington, County Durham
“For services to Fisheries Protection.”
Andrew Waddison
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
King's Lynn, Norfolk
“For services to the community in Kings Lynn, Norfolk during Covid-19.”
Andrew Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
Mirfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Public Libraries.”
Angela Blower
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
Cleveland & Redcar, North Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
Angela French
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
“For services to Charity in Portugal.”
Ann Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
Fintona, County Tyrone
“For services to Music and to the community in Fintona, County Tyrone.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 664 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services. See the full list →
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Michael Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Policing.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Janice Bulfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fordingbridge, Dorset
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation.”
Brian Whitaker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
Maria Mcnicholl
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisons and Prisoners.”
Kyle Gordon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swanley, Kent
“For services to Transport Policing.”
Ian Drysdale
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Policing.”
Karen Andrew
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Prisoners, to the Administration of Justice and to the community in Swansea.”
Alexis Poole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“For services to Policing.”
Terence Woods
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Darwen, Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
Paul Taylor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire
“For services to Science in Policing.”
Serena Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
Marcos Petrou
PersonOverseas Territories Police And Fire Service Medal · 2026
“For services to policing and security in the Sovereign Base Areas.”
Xavier Buhagiar
PersonOverseas Territories Police And Fire Service Medal · 2026
“For services to police training and leadership in the Gibraltar Defence Police.”
James Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Northumberland
“For services to Policing.”
Kanti Pindoria
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to the community in London.”
Dudley Martin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to the Policing Community.”
Susan Holliday
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Leslie Hawkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
“For services to Policing and to the community in Essex.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63571, notice 3957302. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2022).
Published 31 December 2021.
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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