New Year Honours 1996
Claire Berenice Rayner OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Women's Issues and to Health Issues.”
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For services to Women's Issues and to Health Issues.
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 331 times in the New Year Honours List 1996 — about 26% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
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 1996
.Sheila Catherine Puckle
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Agnes Mary Tait
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“For services to Local Government.”
Alan Dawes Lea
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to the Magistracy in Lincolnshire.”
Alan Houghton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to the Coal Industry.”
Alan James Reid
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Alan John Bott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to Shipping.”
Alan Maxwell Chester
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Albert Lam Chi-chiu
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Alexander David Liddell Gardiner
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Alexander Donald Leopold Alphbnso Maria Moll
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to British commercial interests in Morocco.”
Alfred Nathaniel Hodge
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Alice Margaret Greenwood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For medical services to the community in The Gambia.”
Alicia Elizabeth Marie Dixon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Alison Davies
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For charitable services.”
Alistair Duncan Irvine Robertson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to the Scottish Business Achievement Award Trust.”
Allan Anthony MacDONALD
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to the Aviation Industry.”
Allan Edward Harbert
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
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Andrew Wyndham Phillips
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to the Law and to Young People.”
Angus Murray Thornley Taylor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to Health and Safety.”
Anne Vaughan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to the Magistracy.”
Anthony de Angeli
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to Journalism and to the Food Industry.”
Anthony William Samson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Archibald Gilchrist
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to Industry and to Public Life in Scotland.”
Arthur Robert Barlow
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
In the same field
Others recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. See the full list →
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Christopher Symes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ellesmere, Shropshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Claire Flowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Girls and Young Women.”
Sharon Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Ronald Sawford
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Charity and to Disabled People.”
Karen Salter (kay Salter)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled People and to the community in Bexley.”
Diane Redfern
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Slough, Berkshire
“For services to Disabled Riders.”
Elizabeth Prince
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Imran Hafeez
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Literacy Development and Social Inclusion in Bradford, West Yorkshire.”
Pamela Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
John Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Douglas Bott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Disabled People.”
Olubukola Babajide
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Kristian Barnfield-guest
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Chenelle Ansah
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Investment, to Women in Business and to Charity.”
Yasmin Khan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
“For services to Ending Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women.”
Diana Brightmore-armour
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women and Diversity in Financial Services.”
Martin Coppack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Social Equality and Inclusion.”
Janet Jeffrey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Children with Disabilities in Lesotho.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1996
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1996 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1995.
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