List of British special constables awarded honours

The honours awarded by His Majesty, The King are published in the official Crown newspaper, the London Gazette, 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 – Officer of the Order of the British Empire
MBE – Member of the Order of the British Empire
BEM – British Empire Medal
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 post-nominal letters 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

King's (formerly Queen's) Police Medal

Special Constables in England and Wales 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. As members of a police force, Special Constables in Scotland were already eligible.

Rank	Name	Force	Awarded	Date
Special Constable	Alistair Cameron	Police Service of Scotland	Birthday Honours	15 June 2024
Special Sergeant	Niyi Opaleye	Kent Police	Birthday Honours	15 June 2024
Special Chief Inspector	Laura Hart	Merseyside Police	New Year Honours	30 December 2023
Special Constable	Andrew Gillies	Police Scotland	Queen's Birthday Honours	13 June 2015
Special Constable	Marshall Moyes	Police Scotland	New Year Honours	1 January 2015
Special Constable	Hugh Duncan	Grampian Police	New Year Honours	1 January 2012
Special Constable	Frank Buchan	Tayside Police	Queen's Birthday Honours	12 June 2010
Special Constable	Robert Ballantyne	Grampian Police	Queen's Birthday Honours	13 June 2008

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, and is equivalent to a collective MBE. The majority of the group must be volunteers.
Winners are given a certificate signed by HM The King and a domed crystal trophy.

Force	Date
South Wales Police – Special Constabulary	2 June 2021
Greater Manchester Police – Special Constabulary	2 June 2018
Kent Special Constabulary - Kent Police	2 June 2014