New Year Honours 2020
Agnes Gillespie OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
lately Head
“For public service.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
28 December 2019
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Agnes GILLESPIE
Head, HMRC Payment Card Services
For public service.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62866 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Stirling and Falkirk
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2020- Role at the time
- lately Head
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- Stirling and Falkirk
“For public service.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 262 times in the New Year Honours List 2020 — about 19% of the list.
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lately Head.
How widely is this recognised?
2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2020
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Adrian Gault
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Alan Digman
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Alan John Smith
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“For services to Education.”
Alastair Gibbons
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“For services to Social Work.”
Alexander Williams
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London, Greater London
“For services to Economic and to Industrial Development.”
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“For services to the community in Leeds.”
Alison Brenchley
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Wiltshire
“For services to Financial Services and to Diversity.”
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“For services to the Environment and to Social Enterprise.”
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“For services to Transport.”
Andrew Brown
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“For services to the Church.”
Andrew Browne
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Andrew Donaldson
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“For services to Transport.”
Andrew Halls
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“For services to Education.”
Andrew Jowett
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Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Education in Zambia.”
Andrew Neely
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“For services to Research and to University/Industry Collaboration.”
Andrew Trotter
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“For services to Defence.”
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“For services to Emergency Air Service in Wales.”
Ann Francke
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“For services to Workplace Equality.”
Ann Gallagher
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London, Greater London
“For services to Museums and to Contemporary Art.”
Anne Osbourn
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“For services to Plant Science.”
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“For services to Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland.”
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jonathan Stephen Cunliffe
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London, Greater London
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Lynn Brown
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Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
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“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
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London, Greater London
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Moira Chrystal
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Brian Robertson
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Charles Obazuaye
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Corby, Northamptonshire
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Michael Mitchell
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Emily Jarvis
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Jack Emsley
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Cynthia Davis
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“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Caroline Bird
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
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Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
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Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Graham Metcalfe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Welton, Lincolnshire
“For Public Service.”
Alison Lawson
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Andrea Kinver
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For Public Service.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For Public Service.”
Samuel Jenkins
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christopher Howarth
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Southport, Merseyside
“For Public Service.”
Anne Holland
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 62866, notice 3454892. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2020).
Published 27 December 2019.
Location (Stirling and Falkirk) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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