New Year Honours 2008
Anton SETCHELL OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Organisation: Association of Chief Police Officers
“Assistant Chief Constable, Association of Chief Police Officers. For services to the Police.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Assistant Chief Constable, Association of Chief Police Officers. For services to the Police.
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“Assistant Chief Constable, Association of Chief Police Officers. For services to the Police.”
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Anton Setchell
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“Assistant Chief Constable, Association of Chief Police Officers. 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 235 times in the New Year Honours List 2008 — about 25% of the list.
In their area
148 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Buckinghamshire.
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How widely is this recognised?
925 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 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 2008
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Cheshire
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Alastair Jesse Head Macnish
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Renfrewshire
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Alexander Jamieson
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Valencia Province
“Lately Chief Executive, Includem. For services to the Youth Justice System in Scotland.”
Alison Jane Watt
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Edinburgh
“Artist. For services to Art.”
Alison Logan
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Glasgow
“For services to Community Relations.”
Alison Mary Mcdonald
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Sussex
“Senior Manager, Processing Directorate, Portsmouth, HM Revenue and Customs.”
Alison Richards
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Oxfordshire
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Staffordshire
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Fife
“Lately Chair, Scottish Police Conveners' Forum. For public service.”
Andrew Lake
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Grade B1, Ministry of Defence.”
Andrew Stewart Trotter
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Kent
“Deputy Chief Constable, British Transport Police. For services to the Police.”
Ann Beynon
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
South Glamorgan
“Director Wales, BT. For services to Business.”
Ann Marie Grinstead
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hampshire
“Lately Non-Executive Director, Valuation Office Agency. For public service.”
Anthony Clive Davies
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Lancashire
“Managing Director, Focus Education UK Ltd. For services to School Inspections.”
Anthony Mcgann
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Merseyside
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Audrey Ruth Burton
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
North Yorkshire
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Barbara Dana Broccoli
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London, London
“Film Producer. For services to the Film Industry.”
Barbara Elizabeth Riddell
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Kent
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Barbara Margaret Gildea
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
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Barbara Thorndick
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
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Bernard Mcguigan
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Armagh
“Head of Estate Management, Northern Ireland Office.”
Brian Wareham
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Hampshire
“For services to Crimestoppers.”
Byron Davies
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South Glamorgan
“Chief Executive, Cardiff City Council. For services to Local Government in Wales.”
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Solihull, West Midlands
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Scott Caswell
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
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Fordingbridge, Dorset
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Neil Barclay
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London, Greater London
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Peter Wilford Williams
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Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Police Education and Training”
Brian Phillip Whitaker
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London, Greater London
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Maria Angela McNICHOLL
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London, Greater London
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Kyle Gordon
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Swanley, Kent
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Victoria Eccleston
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Preston, Lancashire
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Ian Drysdale
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Ashford, Kent
“Deputy Chief Officer, Kent Police. For services to Policing”
Karen Jayne Andrew
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, Mid Glamorgan
“Magistrate West Glamorgan Bench and Independent Monitoring Board Member HM Prison Swansea. For services to Prisoners, to the Administration of Justice and to the community in Swansea.”
Alexis Mary Poole
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“Assistant Chief Officer, Devon and Cornwall Police. For services to Policing”
David Barry Dein
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Founder, The Twinning Project. For services to Football and to Charity”
Andrea Elaine Bennett
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Preston, Lancashire
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Terence Woods
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Darwen, Lancashire
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Paul Taylor
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Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire
“Police Chief Scientific Adviser, National Police Chiefs' Council. For services to Science in Policing”
Serena Margaret Kennedy
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“Lately Chief Constable, Merseyside Police. For services to Policing”
James Thompson
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Northumberland
“Special Constable, Northumbria Police. For services to Policing”
Kanti Karsan Pindoria
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London, Greater London
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2008). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2007.
Location (Buckinghamshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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