New Year Honours 2023
Catherine Little CB
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
Director General
“For Public Service.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the Bath
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2022
The KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Honourable Order of the Bath:
C.B.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Honourable Order:
Catherine LITTLE
lately Director General, Public Spending, H.M. Treasury
For Public Service.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63918 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Companion of the Order of the Bath
New Year Honours 2023- Role at the time
- Director General
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- Bearsted, Kent
“For Public Service.”
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How common is this award?
The Companion of the Order of the Bath was awarded 16 times in the New Year Honours List 2023 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
3 Companion of the Order of the Bath recipients are from Kent.
What organisation were they with?
Director General.
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 Companion of the Order of the Bath in the New Year Honours 2023
Christine Middlemiss
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to the Veterinary and Farming Sectors.”
Colin Da’silva
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
Dominic Herrington
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London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
Gaven Smith
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“For services to British foreign policy.”
Guy Antony Robinson
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Ian Booth
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Hampshire
“For services to Defence.”
Ian Francis Vallely
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
James Morris
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
James Swift
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
Ludwig Karl Ford
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Mark Sweeney
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Knebworth, Hertfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Nina Cope
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London, Greater London
“For services to Law Enforcement and to Diversity.”
Paul Marshall,
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Philip Copple
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Newton Hall, County Durham
“For services to Justice and to Charity.”
Simon Graham
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Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jonathan Stephen Cunliffe
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Lynn Brown
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Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Moira Chrystal
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“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Brian Robertson
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Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Emily Jarvis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Caroline Bird
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Andrea Kinver
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For Public Service.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For Public Service.”
Samuel Jenkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christopher Howarth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Southport, Merseyside
“For Public Service.”
Anne Holland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
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Where this record comes from
Companion of the Order of the Bath · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 63918, notice 4245785. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2023).
Published 30 December 2022.
Location (Bearsted, 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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