Written question asked by Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 16 May 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 May 2025. It was answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour) on Friday, 23 May 2025 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.
Humanitarian Aid: Medals
- Question
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of retroactively awarding the Humanitarian Medal to qualifying people who served before 19 June 2023.
- Answer
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The Humanitarian Medal was introduced in July 2023 to recognise those in public service and members of organisations that contribute on behalf of HM Government, which respond in support of human welfare during or in the aftermath of a crisis.
The Medal is not retrospective, and only incidents that occur from July 2023 are eligible as this is the date that His Majesty signed the Royal Warrant and the medal came into being under the previous government. However, operations which were live at that time but which commenced before the introduction of the Humanitarian Medal, may be eligible for the Humanitarian Medal with the clasp for that operation.
There are no plans to review the criteria to allow for retrospection.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 52976
- Session
- 2024-26
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Transferred
- Yes
- Subjects
- Eligibility Humanitarian aid Medals
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- 2025-09-05 22:46:07 +0100
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