Kent's Chief constable has been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.

Ian Learmonth, has received the Queen's Police Medal in HM The Queen's Birthday Honours list. The medal is awarded to officers by the Sovereign for distinguished service.

He began his policing career with the Essex force as a cadet in 1974, and served with the force in a variety of uniform operational roles until 2005 when he was promoted to sssistant chief constable of Strathclyde Police. In that role he led the major police operation for the G8 summit in 2005, and the policing response to the attack on Glasgow Airport by terrorists in 2007.

He was promoted to Deputy Chief Constable of Norfolk Police in 2007, where he led a major programme to redesign the force to put more officers on the frontline.

In July 2010 he was promoted to chief constable of Kent Police. His work with the force has been praised by both the Prime Minister in August 2011 during the disorder that gripped the country, and by the Home Secretary. Mr Learmonth is the national lead for the police service on public order policing, a role he was given after last summer's disorder.

He said: "The success of Kent Police is down to the hard work and deep sense of public service of my officers and staff. I have not worked with a more dedicated team. I am both delighted and humbled to receive this honour. I don't consider what I do to be special, but I've worked with some amazing people over the years and seen the profound impact that effective policing has on people's lives."