MSC Assistant Chief Officer Trevor Vaughan MBE.
	DAC John Yates QPM.
	Head of Nursing Jean Thomas MBE.
	DAC Peter Clarke OBE.
	Commander Chris Allison MBE.

Many recognised the work of Met employees in their response to the July terror attacks and 2004's Boxing Day tsunami.

Det Chief Supt Nick Bracken, from Central Operations Headquarters, became an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for his work as a Senior Identification Manager.

He ran the International Identification Centre in Phuket, Thailand, for most of last year, leading a team of police and forensic officers following the tsunami.

Fortunate

Det Ch Supt Bracken, 46, said: “It is fantastic to receive this acknowledgement and the reality is I am fortunate enough to be in charge of a fantastic team. It is not just for me individually, I led some brilliant police officers, forensic officers and police staff.”

Before joining the Met 18 months ago, he was an identification manager for the British Transport Police and worked during the aftermath of both the Ladbroke Grove and Selby train crashes. It was Det Ch Supt Bracken who identified the victim of the 1987 King’s Cross Underground fire in 2003.

Deputy Assistant Commissioner John Yates, from Specialist Crime, was awarded the Queen's Police Medal (QPM). He was gold commander for Operation Bracknell - the Met's response to the tsunami - and led the overall British police response.

Effective

The head of SO13 Anti-Terrorist Branch, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke became an OBE. He led the unit in the response to the July 7 bombings and the attempted attacks on July 21 and helped show the world SO13's effectiveness and efficiency.

Within days of both incidents, suspects had been identified and 16 people are now awaiting trial for the July 21 attacks.

Commander Chris Allison, Borough Commander for Westminster, became an MBE (Member of the British Empire). As well as being head of 2,100 staff, he is involved in public order work and has acted as gold commander for many major events and incidents - including July 7.

Det Supt John Prunty, from SO13, was awarded the QPM. He was Senior Investigating Officer for the July 7 attacks and has led several high profile and complex investigations since joining the branch in 2001.

Det Supt Jim Dickie, from Serious and Organised Crime, was given the QPM in acknowledgement of his leadership abilities following the tsunami and July 7 bombings and his contribution to previous mass disasters.

Also awarded a QPM was Det Supt Douglas McKenna, from SO13, who was involved in victim identification after July 7 and was Senior Investigating Officer following the events of July 21.

Chief Insp Kevin Bowsher, from the Deputy Commissioner's Command, was given the QPM.

He is responsible for the Met's diversity strategy and ensured recommendations from the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry were implemented across the Service.

Head of Nursing Jean Thomas became an MBE following her involvement in a number of major disasters. She has been involved with the responses to the Paddington and Hatfield train crashes and arranged counselling for officers involved. She wrote a national debrief strategy for officers returning from the tsunami.

Thrilled

Mrs Thomas said: “I am thrilled and I also feel very privileged and very proud that the work of Occupational Health has also been recognised.”

Since she helped to set up the Occupational Health department in 1992, Mrs Thomas has helped create a national training package on infectious diseases and strategies relating to anthrax and ricin poisoning.

Assistant Chief Officer of the Met’s Special Constabulary Trevor Vaughan became an MBE for services to both the health service and the police. He joined the specials in 1964 and has volunteered alongside his work for the London Ambulance Service.

Sgt Ian Huggett was among three officers from SO14 Royalty Protection to become Members of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO), which are nominated by the Queen rather than the Government.

He said while many officers working for SO14 know becoming an MVO is a possibility, it is never expected.

The 49-year-old, who works in close protection, believes he has been rewarded for long service.

He said: “I have been working in Royalty Protection since 1988 and I started in personal protection for members of the Royal family in 1995.

Appreciative

“I was very surprised and I appreciated it after the time I have put in.”

The other MVOs were Sgt Patrick O'Higgins and Insp Christopher Tarr. PC Allister Brown received the Royal Victorian Medal.

The officers and staff will be presented with their honours later in the year.