Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

The Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal was instituted in June 1951 and is awarded as a mark of the Sovereign’s appreciation of long and meritorious service rendered by members of the Police Forces of the United Kingdom. In 1956 eligibility was extended to police officers serving in Australia, Papua New Guinea and Nauru.

The initial award criteria was 22 years’ service as a full-time regular police officer within any Constabulary. On 19 January 2010, Queen Elizabeth II amended the medal’s royal warrant to make the qualifying period of service 20 years.