Perry Richard Nove is a retired British senior police officer who served as

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of the

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from 1998 to 2002.

Police career

Nove was awarded the

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(QPM) in the 1997 Queen's Birthday Honours in recognition of his service as assistant commissioner for the City of London Police. He was appointed Officer (Brother) of the Order of St John (OStJ) in 1999, and

Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

(CBE) in the

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for services to the police.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nove, Perry Commissioners of the City of London Police Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Commanders of the Order of the British Empire English recipients of the Queen's Police Medal