NEWS
MEDALS FOR HEROES CAMPAIGN GATHERS MOMENTUM
The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) continues to press the Government to create a new award to honour fallen emergency service workers who make the ultimate sacrifice
The campaign officially launched by PFEW, the Police Superintendents’ Association and the Prison Officers’ Association in April is gaining momentum. It has received cross-party support, as well as the backing of the Scottish Government. Last month a number of police and crime commissioners also wrote a joint letter to the new Home Secretary Suella Braverman asking her to consider the creation of the award to ensure officers are “honoured and remembered appropriately with the dignity they duly deserve”. Together, they are lobbying for Home Office
approval and are seeking further cross-party support to enhance the current honours and awards system, which fails to adequately reflect the dedication, commitment and sacrifice of those individuals who lost their lives in keeping their local communities safe. It would be similar in status to the Elizabeth Cross, which is
L-R: Bryn Hughes, Adrian Hunt, BBC Breakfast presenter Charlie Stayt and David Taylor
awarded to bereaved relatives of members of the British Armed Forces killed in military action. The campaign has been supported by Bryn Hughes, whose
daughter PC Nicola Hughes and her colleague PC Fiona Bone were murdered 10 years ago, and the families of fallen officers across the UK. In a powerful BBC Breakfast
feature, David Taylor, whose father PC George Taylor from Police Scotland was killed on 30 November 1976 by Robert Mone and Thomas McCulloch, was joined by Bryn and Adrian Hunt. Adrian is calling for the medal in honour of his father,
“It’s that emblem, that recognition,
which you can take home and look at whenever you want”
was killed on duty on 5 June 1983. He was 56 years old and had more than 30 years of police service behind him. “The wider police community are proud of the legacy these officers have left. Yes, it’s personal, and yes, it’s public, but at the end of the day, we look back with fondness, sadness, and pride,” Adrian explained. “They chose to do the job they did knowing full well what could happen; however, their legacy was us and we have memories but nothing tangible, nothing for the pride of what they did, the heroism,” David added. “They deserve this, a tangible thing,
Detective Sergeant Ross Hunt, who served Police Scotland and 04 | POLICE | OCTOBER 2022
even if it’s just to look at, which we can touch, which recognises what they did for the greater community. It’s well-deserved without any shadow of a doubt.” In 2021, they were told by the Secretary of State for Scotland,
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