The New Year's Honours have just been published and yet again I despair at the unfairness of the system. I am sure that there are some well deserving cases but I can't help but feel that friends in high places plays a big part in the process. For example, the Queens Police Medal (QPM) has 18 recipients and yet only four, 20%, are from the federated ranks, i.e. those below the rank of Superintendent. I have picked the QPM because the list in the newspaper lists the ranks of the recipients. Federated ranks make up to 98.8% of the strength of police officers in England and Wales. However, in the main, it seems that only senior officers perform the distinguished service that merits the award of the QPM. I wonder how many officers of ACPO rank retire without a QPM.
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Honours
The New Year's Honours have just been published and yet again I despair at the unfairness of the system. I am sure that there are some well deserving cases but I can't help but feel that friends in high places plays a big part in the process. For example, the Queens Police Medal (QPM) has 18 recipients and yet only four, 20%, are from the federated ranks, i.e. those below the rank of Superintendent. I have picked the QPM because the list in the newspaper lists the ranks of the recipients. Federated ranks make up to 98.8% of the strength of police officers in England and Wales. However, in the main, it seems that only senior officers perform the distinguished service that merits the award of the QPM. I wonder how many officers of ACPO rank retire without a QPM.
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