The professionalism and service of two City of London Police officers has been recognised in the New Year Honours list.
Police Constable Ian Mansfield has been awarded an MBE for his outstanding work delivering and promoting Project Griffin, the force’s innovative counter terrorism initiative that has been adopted by cities across the UK and the world.
Special Inspector Patrick Rarden has been awarded an MBE for his unique contribution to scores of complex fraud investigations.
City of London Police Commissioner Adrian Leppard, said "I am proud that Ian Mansfield and Patrick Rarden have been honoured in this way. Both officers have made an extraordinary commitment to the community that we serve and I am delighted therefore that their efforts have been recognised."
Ian Mansfield said: “The work on Project Griffin is very much a team effort and it was really difficult not being able to share the news with my colleagues. It is a fantastic honour and I am chuffed to bits to receive this award.”
Patrick Rarden said: “I was surprised, delighted and honoured when I received the news about this award. I am very proud to be part of the City of London Police Special Constabulary (CLSC) Detachment of the Honourable Artillery Company. This award is recognition of the contribution made by the volunteers who give up their time to make the Square Mile one of the most secure and safest cities in the world.”
PC Ian Mansfield joined City of London Police in 1982. As a Counter Terrorism Security Adviser (CTSA) he has been at the heart of delivering Project Griffin to the City of London business community and private security sector since it began, ten years ago.
He has visited 32 UK police forces and delivered the principles of Griffin to senior officers, often working extended hours. His absolute belief in partnership working helped to persuade others of the benefits. He has been solely responsible for helping forces to set up and run Griffin in their force areas.
His commitment to the success of Griffin has led him to promote the project internationally, with Canada and Australia being examples of countries that have adopted the concept. Project Griffin has been accepted as best practice by the Association of Chief Police Officers and the National Counter Terrorism Security Office, and it is now a requirement for all forces to adopt the Griffin concepts.
S/Insp Patrick Rarden joined the City of London Special Constabulary in 2007 and currently works in the Economic Crime Directorate (ECD) attached to the major fraud investigation team. He was the first Special in the UK to join a national fraud unit.
In his civilian work Patrick has held senior positions in the Investment Banking community and worked as an institutional stock broker and trader since 1989. His knowledge of financial markets has enabled him to provide a unique contribution on numerous cases of complex frauds.
During these cases he has worked many hundreds of hours in his spare time, on top of his day job, to take part in investigations, interviews, arrests, briefing of senior officers and Crown Prosecutors as well as supervising a team of uniformed Special Constables in the City Police
He has worked with other UK agencies, being praised in particular by the Serious Fraud Office for his work as well as, working together with the German/French law enforcement agencies.
He was awarded the Ferrers Trophy, a national award, for outstanding achievement within the Special Constabulary in 2010 and helped set up a homeless food distribution charity now part of FareShare.
Patrick is currently heading a ground breaking campaign to recruit more finance professionals from both the ranks of the Special Constabulary and new applicants to support our work as the National Lead Force for Fraud.
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