Birthday Honours 2022
Paula Cooper BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Police Constable • Volunteer Police Cadets Coordinator
“For services to Policing.”
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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
02 June 2022
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Paula COOPER
Police Constable, Volunteer Police Cadets Coordinator, Metropolitan Police Service
For services to Policing.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63714 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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British Empire Medal
Birthday Honours 2022- Role at the time
- Police Constable, Volunteer Police Cadets Coordinator
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- London, Greater London
“For services to Policing.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 332 times in the Birthday Honours List 2022 — about 22% of the list.
In their area
535 British Empire Medal recipients are from Greater London.
What organisation were they with?
Police Constable, Volunteer Police Cadets Coordinator.
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 Birthday Honours 2022
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Ann Lonsdale
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Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to the community in Bolton, Greater Manchester.”
Annabelle Wynn
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Preston, Lancashire
“For services to the community in Preston, Lancashire, particularly during Covid-19.”
Annalisa Zisman
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“For services to Homeless and Vulnerable People in the community of South West London.”
Anne Roberts
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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 →
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Gullane, East Lothian
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John Scott
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Belfast, City of Belfast
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Dharmesh Mistry
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Hitesh Mehta
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Michael Leonard
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Scott Caswell
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Janice Bulfield
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“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
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London, Greater London
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Brian Whitaker
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London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
Maria Mcnicholl
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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
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Ashford, Kent
“For services to Policing.”
Karen Andrew
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Swansea, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Prisoners, to the Administration of Justice and to the community in Swansea.”
Alexis Poole
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Exeter, Devon
“For services to Policing.”
Terence Woods
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Darwen, Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
Paul Taylor
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Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire
“For services to Science in Policing.”
Serena Kennedy
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
Marcos Petrou
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Xavier Buhagiar
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James Thompson
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Northumberland
“For services to Policing.”
Kanti Pindoria
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London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to the community in London.”
Dudley Martin
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Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to the Policing Community.”
Susan Holliday
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Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Leslie Hawkins
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Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
“For services to Policing and to the community in Essex.”
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British Empire Medal · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63714, notice 4085266. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2022).
Published 1 June 2022.
Location (London, Greater London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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