Birthday Honours 2022
Varsha Mistry BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Policing and to the Hindu Community.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Policing and to the Hindu Community.
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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.
Varsha Kumari MISTRY
Forensic Practitioner, Metropolitan Police Service
For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Policing and to the Hindu Community.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63714 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Policing and to the Hindu Community.”
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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
549 British Empire Medal recipients are from Greater London.
How widely is this recognised?
2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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British Empire Medal · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63714, notice 4085370. 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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