The honours awarded by His Majesty, The King are published in the official Crown newspaper, the ''

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'', twice a year – at New Year, and in mid-June on the date of the King's official birthday, once per year as a special supplement for the King's Award for Voluntary Service on 14 November, and within various other Special Supplements for miscellaneous awards, honours and achievements. There have been numerous awards of honours to members of the Special Constabulary across the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, including individuals of all ranks, and team awards. These include the following: * OBE –

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* MBE – Member of the Order of the British Empire * BEM –

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* KPM – King's Police Medal * KAVS – King's Award for Voluntary Service All of the honours listed above, apart from the King's Award for Voluntary Service, allow for the use of the abbreviated

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after the individual's name. Special Constables are also eligible for the Special Constabulary Long Service Medal after 9 years service as a volunteer Police Officer.

Honours Recipients

Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Member of the Order of the British Empire

Medalists of the British Empire Medal

King's (formerly Queen's) Police Medal

Special Constables are now eligible to receive the King's Police Medal. On 11 March 2022 Queen Elizabeth II approved amendments to the Royal Warrant to expressly state that members of the Special Constabulary in England and Wales were eligible for the medal, with members of the Special Constabulary in Scotland already eligible."Special Constabulary changes". Orders & Medals Research Society Journal. 61 (3): 195. September 2022. ISSN 1474-3353.

King's (formerly Queen's) Award for Voluntary Service

The King's Award for Voluntary Service is the highest award given to volunteer groups across the UK. Any group of two or more people doing volunteering work can be nominated for the award. The majority of the group must be volunteers, and more than half the volunteers must have the right to live in the UK. To be nominated they should do work that: * provides a service and meets a need for people living in the local community * is supported, recognised and respected by the local community and the people who benefit from it * is run locally Volunteer groups should have been running for three years or more to be nominated. Winners are given a certificate signed by the King and a domed glass crystal. Representatives from the group may also be invited to attend a royal garden party. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under th
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References

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