Police staff recognised in King’s New Year Honours List - Jennifer Lamboll

Thames Valley Police is delighted to announce the recognition of one of our staff members in the King's New Year Honours List.

Jennifer Lamboll, Contact Management Police Staff Supervisor, has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to policing and the community.

Jennifer Lamboll

Jennifer has served over 34 years for Thames Valley Police, she juggled being a special constable alongside working shifts opposite her detective husband whilst raising their two young children. Her current role is helping to achieve call handling consistency through quality and data audit work in Contact Management.

Jennifer has also played a pivotal role in recruitment for Contact Management, dedicating her time to host awareness sessions for prospective call handlers and conducting room visits for provisional offer holders – her work resulted in more applications for the force – work that goes above and beyond her responsibilities.

She demonstrates unwavering dedication to fairness, equality, and diversity and was instrumental in establishing the TVP Black Police Association in 1999.

Her dedication is further demonstrated in her contributions to the Support Association for Minority Ethnic Staff (SAME).

Notably, Jennifer was a committed Special Constable for over 22 years, where she frequently visited schools, supported night-time economy operations and participated in proactive efforts to reduce vehicle-crime, tackling thefts from and of vehicles.

For ten years, Jennifer was a vital part of the police cadet program, organising and leading activities and offering guidance and support to young teenagers who aspire to join the police. Community work also involved over four years as a Leading Observer in the Royal Observer Corps, a civil defence organisation.

She has also enjoyed charity fundraising and has abseiled off the John Radcliffe Women's Centre, the Oxford Carfax Tower and has done a parachute jump. Her current volunteering is at the Abingdon family Contact Centre.

In her spare time Jennifer loves to bake and do random flapjack drop offs for unsuspecting friends.

Jennifer said: “Receiving the British Empire Medal has been an incredible shock, and it’s taken some time to truly process it all.

“I have read my letter from the Cabinet Office over 30 times, I feel deeply honoured and humbled by this recognition, which I never expected.

“I went to St. James’ Palace when I achieved my Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, so now I’m very much looking forward to going to Buckingham Palace – I just like helping people.”

Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police, Jason Hogg, said: “I am proud that Jennifer has been recognised with this honour, acknowledging her 34 years of dedicated service to Thames Valley Police.

 “Throughout her career, she has shown extraordinary commitment to supporting the force and its communities.

"I want to thank her for her dedication and hard work. Jennifer is a true inspiration to us all and thoroughly deserves this recognition.”

AP