PSNI |Service Medal
Miniature Medal

The eligibility criteria are defined as follows:-
(a) Officers have completed 5 years’ service since 25 February 2009 (date
inclusive) i.e. the date that the threat level was raised to ‘severe’; or
(b) As a result of an injury or disability sustained in the execution of duty on or after
25 February 2009, officers have:
i. Died or been required to resign; and
ii. The injury or disability was a direct consequence of the unique security
situation prevailing in Northern Ireland; and
iii. As a consequence, failed to complete the qualifying service requirement
as set out in point (a) above.
(c) When the above criteria are met, any posthumous award will be made to the late
officer and not to the next of kin.