New Year Honours 2017
Danny Wilks OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Policing and voluntary services to Justice and the community in West Yorkshire.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Policing and voluntary services to Justice and the community in West Yorkshire.
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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
31 December 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased 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
Danny WILKS
Resourcing Manager, West Yorkshire Police
For services to Policing and voluntary services to Justice and the community in West Yorkshire.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Policing and voluntary services to Justice and the community in West Yorkshire.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 262 times in the New Year Honours List 2017 — about 18% of the list.
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 New Year Honours 2017
Abdul Bhanji
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“For services to Education and Young People.”
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Aileen Walker
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London
“For services to Improving Public Engagement with Parliament and voluntary service to the community in London.”
Ailsa Rutter
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Tyne and Wear
“For services to Tobacco Control.”
Alastair Graham
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Alastair Whitehead
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London
“For public service and voluntary services to Policing.”
Alexander Fox
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West Yorkshire
“For services to Social Care.”
Alexander Wyle
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“For services to the Introduction of the Scottish Legal System in Schools..”
Alice Walpole
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“For services to British Diplomacy.”
Alison Baum
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London
“For services to Tackling Child Health Inequalities.”
Alison Beane
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Isle of Wight
“For services to Education.”
Alison Kervin
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Surrey
“For services to Sports Journalism.”
Alison Spurway
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Glasgow
“For services to Girlguiding and charity.”
Alistair Adams
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Amanda Foister
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Oxfordshire
“For services to Young People.”
Amanda Nobbs (mrs. Mullarkey)
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Surrey
“For services to Flood and Coastal Risk Management and Environment Protection.”
Aminatta Forna
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London
“For services to Literature.”
Andrew Booth
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“For services to children’s education in Cambodia.”
Andrew Garner
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Andrew Gudgeon
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Andrew Heywood
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Andrew Triggs-Hodge
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“For services to Rowing.”
Andrew Young
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East Sussex
“For services to Pension Policy and Pensioners.”
Angela Cox
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West Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
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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
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
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Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Michael Leonard
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Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Policing.”
Scott Caswell
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Janice Bulfield
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Fordingbridge, Dorset
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
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London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation.”
Brian Whitaker
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London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
Maria Mcnicholl
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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
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Swansea, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Prisoners, to the Administration of Justice and to the community in Swansea.”
Alexis Poole
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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.”
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Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61803, notice 2673927. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2017).
Published 30 December 2016.
Location (West Yorkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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