Four Police Scotland officers have been recognised for their outstanding public service in the New Year Honours List 2022.
Judi Heaton, who recently retired as an Assistant Chief Constable, Chief Superintendent Louise Blakelock, Head of Road Policing and Chief Inspector Marlene Baillie, area commander for Oban, Lorn and the Isles, Mid Argyll and Kintyre and the Islands, will each receive the Queen’s Police Medal (QPM) – the highest honour awarded for policing service.
Graeme Anderson, from Monifieth in Angus – who was the Lead Events Planning Officer for Police Scotland’s Tayside Division – is to be presented with an MBE for services to event planning and law and order in Dundee.
Commenting on the officers being recognised, Police Scotland’s Chief Constable Iain Livingstone QPM said: “Policing is a demanding and rewarding vocation and I am grateful for the professionalism and public service demonstrated by officers, staff and special constables every day, in every area of Scotland.
“I give my warmest congratulations and thanks to those who have been recognised by Her Majesty the Queen today.”
Judi Heaton said: “This is a wonderful surprise and ending to my policing career. I’ve been privileged to work with some amazing people and I feel very honoured and humbled.”
Chief Superintendent Blakelock said: “I am extremely humbled and honoured to have received this recognition for doing a job that I love.”
Chief Inspector Baillie added: “I am honoured and extremely grateful to the person who nominated me, my teams who deserve special recognition for the amazing work that they do and my family for their continued support.”
Graeme Anderson said: “It’s a huge honour for me to receive an MBE and I’d like to thank all those people I’ve worked with over the years who helped to make events in Tayside safe and successful.
“Special thanks goes to my wife Lynn, who without doubt deserves the award far more than I do.”
Photograph clockwise from top left – Judi Heaton, Graeme Anderson, Marlene Baillie and Louise Blakelock.
