Birthday Honours 2023
Christopher Ashworth OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Social Equality, Inclusion and to the Voluntary Sector.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Social Equality, Inclusion and to the Voluntary Sector.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2023
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Christopher Paul ASHWORTH
Head of Social Impact, Nominet
For services to Social Equality, Inclusion and to the Voluntary Sector.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64082 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Social Equality, Inclusion and to the Voluntary Sector.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 290 times in the Birthday Honours List 2023 — about 19% of the list.
In their area
70 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Oxfordshire.
How widely is this recognised?
1,958 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 Birthday Honours 2023
Alan Meyrick
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“For services to Education.”
Alexandra Johnson
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Alfie Hewett
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“For services to Tennis.”
Alison Byrne
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to the Ukraine Crisis.”
Alyson Mitchell
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Services to Digital Inclusion.”
Amar Latif
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to the Visually Impaired and to Entrepreneurship.”
Amarjit Raju
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Derby, Derbyshire
“For services to People with Disabilities, to Carers and to Mental Health.”
Andrew Bastawrous
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“For services to Eye Health Overseas.”
Andrew Bolton
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“For services to Art and Fashion.”
Andrew Churchill
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Repton, Derbyshire
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“For services to The Fire Fighters Charity and to Fire Safety.”
Andrew Stokes
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Andrew Stokes
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“For services to Tourism.”
Andrew Watson
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Angus Mckee
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Anju Kumar
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Women’s Health and Welfare in Wales.”
Anne Shaw
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Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to the Commonwealth Games 2022.”
Anne Turner
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London, Greater London
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Anthony Atherton
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“For services to Disability Sport and Inclusion.”
Anthony Cook
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London, Greater London
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Anthony Eyton
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Anthony Lett
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Anthony May
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Antony Baines
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“For services to the Armed Forces Community.”
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Others recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,958 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. See the full list →
Dawn Tinley
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Alice Wintergold
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Haywards Heath, West Sussex
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Tyron Woodford
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Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion in the Rail Sector.”
Alison Turner
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Christopher Symes
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Ellesmere, Shropshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Barbara Sved
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London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled and Learning Disabled Adults in Harrow and Northwood, Greater London.”
Jennifer Smyth
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Scott Rogers
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Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Mary Mitchell
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Fiona Knight
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Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People.”
David Green
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Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Manchester.”
Claire Flowers
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Bangor, County Down
“For services to Girls and Young Women.”
Sharon Brown
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Maureen Bingham
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Lydney, Gloucestershire
“For services to Operational Delivery, Logistics and to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Sharifa Begum
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London, Greater London
“For services to Women.”
Claire Alleguen
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Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Simeon Yates
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Hollie Whittles
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Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Emma Whitfield
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Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Claire Vincent
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Bangor, County Down
“For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science.”
Clive Smith
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Cannock, Staffordshire
“For voluntary services to Disabled Riders.”
Ronald Sawford
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Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Charity and to Disabled People.”
Karen Salter (kay Salter)
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London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled People and to the community in Bexley.”
Becky Ruddy
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Thurso, Caithness
“For services to Women in the Nuclear Industry.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 64082, notice 4378163. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2023).
Published 16 June 2023.
Location (Abingdon, Oxfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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