New Year Honours 2015
Alan Davey CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Executive
Organisation: Arts Council England
“Chief Executive, Arts Council England. For services to the Arts.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Executive, Arts Council England. For services to the Arts.
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- Chief Executive
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“Chief Executive, Arts Council England. For services to the Arts.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 131 times in the New Year Honours List 2015 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive, Arts Council England.
How widely is this recognised?
4,039 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 New Year Honours 2015
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Cambridgeshire
“Writer. For services to Literature.”
Amanda Elizabeth Chessell
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Hampshire
“Software Engineer, IBM. For services to Engineering.”
Amanda Elizabeth Wills
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London
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Hampshire
“Chief Executive, Cranfield Trust. For services to the charitable sector.”
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Essex
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Andrew Wyllie
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Buckinghamshire
“Chief Executive, Costain. For services to Construction and Engineering.”
Anna Danielle Van Der Gaag,
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“For services to Health and Care.”
Anne Helen Richards
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Edinburgh
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Barbara Spicer
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Merseyside
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Benjamin John Bathurst, O.B.E.,
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Brent Shawzin Hoberman
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London
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Carl Morell Scott, A.F.C.,
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USA
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Catherine Marie Garside
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Greater Manchester
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Christopher Brinsmead
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Cheshire
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Merseyside
“Lord Mayor of Liverpool. For public and political service.”
Cressida Rose Dick
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London
“Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to Policing.”
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Herefordshire
“Chief Executive, Sanctuary Housing Group. For services to Social Housing.”
Dawn Patricia Ward
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West Midlands
“Principal and Chief Executive, Burton and South Derbyshire College. For services to Further Education.”
In the same field
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London, Greater London
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Julia Catherine Donaldson
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Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews
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Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
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Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Alice Coote
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Suffolk
“For services to the Arts.”
Gabrielle Logan
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Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Daniel Calvert
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the Culinary Arts in Japan and to UK/Japan Culinary Relations.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Jennifer Rose-miller
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nairn, Nairn
“For services to Local Heritage and to the community in Nairnshire.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Paul Kitching
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wimborne, Dorset
“For services to Museums and to the community in Tring, Hertfordshire.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Pauline Hough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nantwich, Cheshire
“For services to Theatre and to the community in Nantwich.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Melanie Houldershaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Local Theatre and Choir.”
Brian Heald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Music and to the community in Chester, Cheshire.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
Rex Freeman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
John Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
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Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2015).
Published 1 January 2015.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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