Birthday Honours 2015
“Lately Prison Officer, HMP Manchester. For services to the Prison Service.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Lately Prison Officer, HMP Manchester. For services to the Prison Service.
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“Lately Prison Officer, HMP Manchester. For services to the Prison Service.”
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“Lately Prison Officer, HMP Manchester. For services to the Prison Service.”
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The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 540 times in the Birthday Honours List 2015 — about 43% of the list.
In their area
538 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater Manchester.
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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 Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2015
Aaron Durham
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Aaron Neal
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Adeline Reid
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Banffshire
“Founder, Keith Cancer Link. For services to Cancer Care in the North of Scotland.”
Adrian Hunter
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Agnes Houston
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Lanarkshire
“Vice-Chair, European Working Group for People with Dementia. For services to People with Dementia.”
Agnes Kennedy
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Londonderry
“Governor, Castleroe Primary School. For services to Education in Northern Ireland and charitable services.”
Aileen Francis Paterson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Edinburgh
“Author and Illustrator. For services to Children's Literature.”
Aileen Margaret Parry
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Cheshire
“Chair of Governors, Oaklands School, Cheshire. For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Alan Charles Bartlett
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Warwickshire
“Swimming Volunteer. For services to Swimming.”
Alan Francis Peter Lowe
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Devon
“For services to Scouting and to the community in Budleigh Salterton, Devon.”
Alastair William Marshall Murray
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Edinburgh
“Lately Security Office Operations Manager, Scottish Parliament. For parliamentary and community service in Scotland.”
Alderman John Robert Beggs
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Antrim
“Councillor, Larne Borough Council. For services to Local Government.”
Alderman William Thomas Kennedy
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Antrim
“Councillor, Ballymoney Borough Council. For services to Local Government and Motorcycle Road Racing.”
Alexander Campbell Denholm
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
East Riding of Yorkshire
“Governor, East Riding College. For services to Further Education.”
Alexander Mack
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Alexis Charles Dobbin
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Gloucestershire
“For services to People with Disabilities through REMAP in Gloucestershire.”
Alice Emerald Walters
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Technical Lead, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to Forensic Firearms Examination.”
Alice Jane Bennett
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Worcestershire
“Principal, Madresfield Early Years Centre, Worcestershire. For services to Early Years Education.”
Alice Mills
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Belfast
“Assistant Housing Services Manager, Northern Ireland Housing Executive. For services to Housing.”
Alison Beryl Harris
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
North Yorkshire
“For services to the British Horse Society and to Equestrian Sport in Yorkshire.”
Alison Mary Pendle
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Wiltshire
“Founder and Committee Member, West Wiltshire Portage Service. For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Aliya Jafri Azam
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For voluntary and charitable services to Community Cohesion, particularly through the Al Khoei Foundation.”
Allan McLaren Fegen
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Perth and Kinross
“For services to Scouting in North East Scotland.”
Amanda Jane Butcher
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Wiltshire
“Director, RAF Cosford Airshow and Trustee/Director, Association of Sail Training Organisations. For charitable services.”
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Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 925 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services. See the full list →
Marcos Petrou
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“For services to policing and security in the Sovereign Base Areas.”
Xavier Richard Buhagiar
PersonOverseas Territories Police Fire Service Medal · 2026
“For services to police training and leadership in the Gibraltar Defence Police.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, County Borough of Belfast
“Serious Crime Exhibits and Property Manager, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Policing”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“Police Constable, West Yorkshire Police. For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds”
Hitesh Mehta
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Coventry, West Midlands
“Special Constable, West Midlands Police and Charity Trustee, Shree Krishna Temple. For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands”
Michael John William Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“Special Sergeant, West Midlands Police. For services to Policing”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“Police Constable, Warwickshire Police. For services to Policing and to Veterans”
Janice Bulfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fordingbridge, Dorset
“Police Staff, Thames Valley Police. For services to Policing”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Civilian Librarian, HM Prison Thameside, Serco Ltd. For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation”
Peter Wilford Williams
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Police Education and Training”
Brian Phillip Whitaker
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Police Staff, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to Policing and to National Security”
Maria Angela McNICHOLL
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Development Manager, St Giles. For services to Prisons and Prisoners”
Kyle Gordon
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swanley, Kent
“Police Sergeant, British Transport Police. For services to Transport Policing”
Victoria Eccleston
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“Senior Probation Officer, National Probation Service. For services to Women on Probation”
Ian Drysdale
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“Regional Probation Director, North West Probation HM Prison and Probation Service. For services to Probation”
Terence Woods
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Darwen, Lancashire
“Deputy Chief Constable, Greater Manchester Police. For services to Policing”
Paul Taylor
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire
“Police Chief Scientific Adviser, National Police Chiefs' Council. For services to Science in Policing”
Serena Margaret Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“Lately Chief Constable, Merseyside Police. For services to Policing”
James Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Northumberland
“Special Constable, Northumbria Police. For services to Policing”
Kanti Karsan Pindoria
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Police Staff, Special Constable and Volunteer Police Cadet Leader, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to Policing and to the community in London”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2015). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2015.
Location (Greater Manchester) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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