Birthday Honours 2017
Clare Davies OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
HR Director
“For services to Policing.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her 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:
Ms Clare DAVIES
HR Director, Metropolitan Police Service
For services to Policing.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61961 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Hampshire
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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- HR Director
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- Hampshire
“For services to Policing.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 259 times in the Birthday Honours List 2017 — about 18% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
HR Director.
How widely is this recognised?
664 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
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 2017
Adrian Turpin
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London
“For services to Literature and the Economy in Wigtownshire.”
Adrian Wootton
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London
“For services to Film.”
Agatha (Ocansey) Akyigyina
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London
“For political and public service.”
Alan Gay
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West Yorkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Alastair Storey
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Berkshire
“For services to the Hospitality Industry.”
Alexander Murray
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West Midlands
“For services to Evidence-based Policing.”
Alison Etheridge
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Oxfordshire
“For services to Science.”
Alison Inman
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Essex
“For services to Social Housing Tenants in Essex.”
Alison Parken
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Bristol
“For services to Equality and Diversity.”
Amanda Mordey
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West Midlands
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disability.”
Andrea Brewster
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Somerset
“For services to Intellectual Property.”
Andrew Fane
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Suffolk
“For services to Heritage and charity.”
Andrew Massie
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Andrew Robinson
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Angela Paget
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Merseyside
“For services to Education.”
Ann Templeton
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London
“For services to Government and State Aid.”
Anna Richardson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Drugs and Alcohol Evidence-based Policy.”
Anthony Lewis
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London
“For services to Financial Services.”
Anthony Stacey
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South Yorkshire
“For services to Housing.”
Antony Ross
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to Social Enterprise and Investment.”
Arvind Kapur
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Leicestershire
“For services to Science, Technology, Business and Enterprise.”
Ashley Tabor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to the Media Industry.”
Asif Haseeb
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Renfrewshire
“For services to Racial Equality, Health and Education in Scotland and Pakistan.”
Aubrey Adams
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Berkshire
“For services to the Arts.”
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Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 664 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services. See the full list →
Lynn Brown
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Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
John Scott
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Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Michael Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Policing.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Janice Bulfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fordingbridge, Dorset
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation.”
Brian Whitaker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
Maria Mcnicholl
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisons and Prisoners.”
Kyle Gordon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swanley, Kent
“For services to Transport Policing.”
Ian Drysdale
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Policing.”
Karen Andrew
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Prisoners, to the Administration of Justice and to the community in Swansea.”
Alexis Poole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“For services to Policing.”
Terence Woods
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Darwen, Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
Paul Taylor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire
“For services to Science in Policing.”
Serena Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
Marcos Petrou
PersonOverseas Territories Police And Fire Service Medal · 2026
“For services to policing and security in the Sovereign Base Areas.”
Xavier Buhagiar
PersonOverseas Territories Police And Fire Service Medal · 2026
“For services to police training and leadership in the Gibraltar Defence Police.”
James Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Northumberland
“For services to Policing.”
Kanti Pindoria
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to the community in London.”
Dudley Martin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to the Policing Community.”
Susan Holliday
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Leslie Hawkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
“For services to Policing and to the community in Essex.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61961, notice 2804255. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2017).
Published 16 June 2017.
Location (Hampshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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