2024 POLICE BRAVERY AWARDS


INSPIRATION IN POLICING AWARD


Flint House Police Rehabilitation Clinical Director Ian Barron and Chair Jon Carter-Lang, PCs Jason Evans and Andrew Kemp with Home Secretary Rt Hon Yvette Cooper


PC Jason Evans and PC Andrew Kemp from Thames Valley Police


Extraordinary PCs who helped terminally ill colleagues conquer Three Peaks Challenge win Inspiration in Policing Award


This year’s Inspiration in Policing Award, sponsored by Flint House Police Rehabilitation Centre, was won by PC Jason Evans and PC Andrew Kemp from Thames Valley Police for their charitable work, selflessness, teamwork and ethics. Their compassion has allowed


terminally ill colleagues to reach new heights that would not have otherwise been possible, making lasting memories


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for their families to cherish along the way. PS Lawerence East has stage 4


terminal pancreatic cancer that is incurable. To keep himself focused and raise awareness of the highly aggressive disease, he has been setting himself various extreme physical feats. Both PCs have been supporting PS East and a terminally ill fireman, who has motor neurone disease (MND) and


has lost the use of his arms and is slowly losing strength in his neck and shoulders, to complete these challenges. The pair have also spoken out about their struggles with trauma and mental health and have worked together to help others in policing who are going through a difficult time. More recently they assisted a female Met officer who was shot on duty and consequently suffers from PTSD as a result of the harrowing incident. PC Kemp was first on scene where PC Andrew Harper was killed, giving him first aid. He has been deeply affected by the death of his colleague. PC Evans has, despite being young and


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