New Year Honours 2015
Cressida Rose Dick CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Assistant Commissioner • Metropolitan Police Service
Organisation: Metropolitan Police Service
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
“Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to Policing.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to Policing.
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Queen's Police Medal · 2010
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Queen's Police Medal
New Year Honours 2010- Role at the time
- Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2015- Role at the time
- Assistant Commissioner
- Region
- London
“Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to Policing.”
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“Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to Policing.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 131 times in the New Year Honours List 2015 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service.
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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2015
Adeeba Malik
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Yorkshire
“Deputy Chief Executive, QED-UK. For services to Interfaith and Community Cohesion.”
Alan Davey
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Chief Executive, Arts Council England. For services to the Arts.”
Alan Michael Eccles
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Staffordshire
“Chief Executive Officer and Public Guardian, Office of the Public Guardian. For services to the Administration of Justice and Vulnerable Adults.”
Alasdair Glen Stirling
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Somerset
“Head of Future Submarines, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence.”
Alastair Scott Dickinson,
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late Corps of Royal Engineers
Ali Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Cambridgeshire
“Writer. For services to Literature.”
Amanda Elizabeth Chessell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Hampshire
“Software Engineer, IBM. For services to Engineering.”
Amanda Elizabeth Wills
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to the British Travel Industry and to charity.”
Amanda Margaret Tincknell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Hampshire
“Chief Executive, Cranfield Trust. For services to the charitable sector.”
Amanda Phillips
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Essex
“Executive Principal, Paradigm Trust, Tower Hamlets, London. For services to Education.”
Andrew Wyllie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Buckinghamshire
“Chief Executive, Costain. For services to Construction and Engineering.”
Anna Danielle Van Der Gaag,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to Health and Care.”
Anne Helen Richards
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Edinburgh
“Chief Investment Officer, Aberdeen Asset Management plc. For services to the Financial Services Industry and voluntary service.”
Barbara Spicer
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Merseyside
“Lately Interim Chief Executive, Skills Funding Agency. For services to Education, Learning and Skills.”
Benjamin John Bathurst, O.B.E.,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Brent Shawzin Hoberman
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Entrepreneurship.”
Carl Morell Scott, A.F.C.,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Carolyn Makinson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
USA
“Lately Executive Director, International Rescue Committee UK. For services to Humantarian Relief Programmes.”
Catherine Marie Garside
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Greater Manchester
“Headteacher, St Ambrose Barlow RC High School, Swinton, Salford. For services to Education.”
Christopher Brinsmead
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Cheshire
“Life Science Champion. For services to UK Life Sciences.”
Councillor Erica Kemp
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Merseyside
“Lord Mayor of Liverpool. For public and political service.”
David Fraser Middleton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Edinburgh
“Chief Executive, Transport Scotland. For services to the Civil Service and Transport in Scotland.”
David John Bennett
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Herefordshire
“Chief Executive, Sanctuary Housing Group. For services to Social Housing.”
Dawn Patricia Ward
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Midlands
“Principal and Chief Executive, Burton and South Derbyshire College. For services to Further Education.”
In the same field
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
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2015).
Published 1 January 2015.
Queen's Police Medal · 2010
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2010).
Published 30 December 2009.
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