APPENDIX 3 - Awards and commendations
The honours and awards conferred each year on police officers, support staff and special constabulary, are a reflection of the continued commitment to providing the public in Scotland with the very best police service possible. In 2009/10, Her Majesty bestowed the following honours on members of the service in recognition of their exceptional service:
QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS 2009
Queen's Police Medal ( QPM)
Special Constable (retired) Frank Burnett, Tayside Police
Assistant Chief Constable Allan Lindsay Burnett (retired), Fife Police.
QUEEN'S NEW YEAR HONOURS 2010
Member of the Order of the British Empire ( MBE)
Gerry Akroyd, Skye Mountain Rescue (nominated by Police Division)
Dr Kranti Hiremath, Force Medical Examiner, Fife Police - awarded Honorary Honour and then made substantial in June 2010 after she became British Citizen.
Queen's Police Medal ( QPM)
Ms Maureen Brown, formerly Assistant Chief Constable, Central Scotland Police.
Iain Clark Howie, Constable, Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary.
Gordon Meldrum, Director-general, Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency.