New Year Honours 2012
Alan John Cooper OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
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“For services to the Police.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2012
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“For services to the Police.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 297 times in the New Year Honours List 2012 — about 24% of the list.
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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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2012
Adam Guy Dawson
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Adrian Newey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Berkshire
“For services to Motorsport.”
Adrian Stewart Frost
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Royal Air Force
Alan Caton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Suffolk
“For services to the Police.”
Alan Diamond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“For voluntary and public service.”
Alan Kerbey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Somerset
“for the West Midlands, Dr.”
Alex Christine Crawford
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Berkshire
“For services to Broadcast Journalism.”
Alice Jane Kelly Purnell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
East Sussex
“For services to Transgender People.”
Amanda Jane Derrick
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Hertfordshire
“for Education.”
Amanda Sharp
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“For services to the Visual Arts.”
Amanda Thompson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Lancashire
“For services to the Leisure Park Industry.”
Amin Mohamed Mawji
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“For public and voluntary service.”
Andrew Baxter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Wiltshire
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Andrew Edward Colver
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Hampshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Andrew Geoffrey Payne
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Wiltshire
“For services to the UK Computer Game Industry.”
Andrew Godfrey Williamson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Lancashire
“For services to Football.”
Andrew John Minchener
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
“For services to international science and clean energy collaboration with China.”
Andrew Patrick Keith Boyle
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Herefordshire
“For services to the Transport Industry.”
Andrew Richard Dingley Brown
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
“For services to UK/Qatar business relations.”
Andrew Richard Glass
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Director
AndrewGrahame MacLean
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Anita Mary Eileen Green
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
East Lothian
“for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.”
Anne Lesley Tipple
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Derbyshire
“For services to Business Skills Development.”
Anne Patricia Murdoch
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
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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.”
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Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2012
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2012).
Published 31 December 2011.
Location (Kent) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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