Birthday Honours 2016
Adrian Leppard CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Commissioner • City of London Police
Organisation: City of London Police
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
“For service to Policing and the Prevention of Economic Crime.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For service to Policing and the Prevention of Economic Crime.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
11 June 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Adrian Allen LEPPARD Q.P.M.
lately Commissioner, City of London Police
For service to Policing and the Prevention of Economic Crime.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61608 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Queen's Police Medal
New Year Honours 2012- Role at the time
- Commissioner, City of London Police
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2016- Role at the time
- Commissioner
- Region
- Wiltshire
“For service to Policing and the Prevention of Economic Crime.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 115 times in the Birthday Honours List 2016 — about 8% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Commissioner, City of London Police.
How widely is this recognised?
1,325 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2016
Alan Shearer
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Tyne and Wear
“For charitable services to the community in North East England.”
Alastair Nathan Cook
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Bedfordshire
“For services to Cricket.”
Alison Hutchinson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to the Economy and Charities.”
Allah Lasharie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For political service and charitable services in Pakistan through the Jhok Aid Project.”
Allan Bell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
“For public service to the Isle of Man.”
Althea Efunshile
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Surrey
“For services to Arts and Culture.”
Andrew Tuggey
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Monmouthshire
“For services to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and the community in South East Wales.”
Ann Moore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
East Sussex
“For services to Physiotherapy.”
Anne Western
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Derbyshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Anthony Finkelstein
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Computer Science and Engineering.”
Bharat Mehta
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Finance in the Charitable and Voluntary Sectors.”
Brian Lang
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Edinburgh
“For services to the Arts, Heritage and Education.”
Bridget Warr
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Somerset
“For services to Social Care and the Voluntary Sector.”
Bryan Morton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Oxfordshire
“For services to the Healthcare Industry.”
Carol Davies
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Middlesex
“For services to Employment Law and voluntary services through Spelthorne Rentstart.”
Catherine Johnstone
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Oxfordshire
“For services to Suicide Prevention.”
Charles Jeffery
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Edinburgh
“For services to the Social Sciences.”
Cheryll Adams
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Hampshire
“For services to Health Visiting.”
Christopher Ghika
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Cleveland Sewell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Surrey
“For services to Education.”
Colin Diamond
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Somerset
“For services to Education.”
Colin Lawson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
David Armond
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Essex
“For services to Law Enforcement particularly to International Policing.”
David Burbidge
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Warwickshire
“For services to Cultural Philanthropy in the West Midlands.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,325 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services. See the full list →
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Janice Bulfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fordingbridge, Dorset
“For services to Policing.”
Brian Whitaker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
Alexis Poole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“For services to Policing.”
Terence Woods
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Darwen, Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
Serena Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
James Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Northumberland
“For services to Policing.”
Kanti Pindoria
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to the community in London.”
Susan Holliday
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Alison Fossey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Island Policing and to the wider community of Jersey.”
Ramona Senior
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
Carl Portman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Banbury, Oxfordshire
“For services to Prisoners.”
Neil Byrne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Policing.”
Robert Nixon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Policing and Criminal Justice.”
John Robins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing.”
Michael Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation.”
Maria Mcnicholl
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisons and Prisoners.”
Kyle Gordon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swanley, Kent
“For services to Transport Policing.”
Ian Drysdale
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Policing.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61608, notice 2551788. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2016).
Published 11 June 2016.
Queen's Police Medal · 2012
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers this round — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 31 December 2011.
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