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A former Detective Superintendent has been awarded the King’s Police Medal as part of the King’s Birthday Honour’s List 2024, for his services to policing.
Stan Gilmour joined Thames Valley Police in 1993, when he was posted to Reading, and returned to as Area Commander in 2015. In 2019 Stan established a Violence Reduction Unit to cover the entire Thames Valley region and became the national led for data collaboration and analytics, overseeing the £6m Home Office investment in Thames Valley for serious violence prevention.
Upon receiving the KPM, Stan said: “I am really, really proud to receive the medal. It is humbling that my work over three decades within Thames Valley Police has been recognised.
“It was a privilege to spend my career at such a well respected and forward thinking force.
Reflecting on some of the highlights in his career, Stan said: “My career highlight was returning to Reading in 2015 as the Policing Area Commander after being posted there at the beginning of my career in 1993.
“The experience I got at Reading, working closely with partners and grassroots organisations, then led me to establishing the Violence Reduction Unit across the Thames Valley.
On the establishment of the Violence Reduction Unit, Stan said: “Policing was in such a good position to co-ordinate a partnership approach to prevention, and to make a difference it was clear that we needed to work collaboratively with other agencies, and crucially with and for our communities.
“It was rewarding to be able to make a difference to the health, safety and wellbeing of local communities.
“I was very fortunate to then work in national and international roles within the VRU, having people visit and learn from us from all over the world.
“I wouldn’t be getting this award without the people that I worked with, and so some recognition has to go to all of them as well.”
Thames Valley Police Chief Constable Jason Hogg said: “Stan has made a substantial contribution to reducing and preventing violence in the Thames Valley and I am pleased that he has been recognised for his successful career as a police officer.
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