Birthday Honours 2015
David Simmonds CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Deputy Leader • London Borough of Hillingdon and Executive Member
“For services to Children, Families and Local Government.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to Children, Families and Local Government.
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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
13 June 2015
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:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Councillor David SIMMONDS
Deputy Leader, London Borough of Hillingdon and Executive Member, Local Government Association
For services to Children, Families and Local Government.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61256 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2015- Role at the time
- Deputy Leader, London Borough of Hillingdon and Executive Member
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- London
“For services to Children, Families and Local Government.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 114 times in the Birthday Honours List 2015 — about 8% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Deputy Leader, London Borough of Hillingdon and Executive Member.
How widely is this recognised?
3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 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 Birthday Honours 2015
Alan Finch
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“For services to the Theatre.”
Alexander Anderson
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Durham
“For services to the Tees Valley Region.”
Alexander Poots
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London
“For services to the Arts.”
Amanda Nevill
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London
“For services to the Film Industry.”
Andrew Mitchell
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London
“For services to Civil Engineering.”
Andrew Richards
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to Investment in the Life Sciences Industry.”
Andrew Street
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Northamptonshire
“For services to Economic Growth and Chair, Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership.”
Angela Gallop
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Oxfordshire
“For services to Forensic Science.”
Ann Limb
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Buckinghamshire
“For political service.”
Anthony Holland
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to Psychiatry.”
Anthony Steen
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London
“For services to fighting Modern Day Slavery.”
Barbara Hann
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Tyne and Wear
“For services to the Financially Excluded.”
Benedict Cumberbatch
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to the Performing Arts and to Charity.”
Carol Burke
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Midlands
“For services to Engineering.”
Carole Oatway
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Glasgow
“For services to Victims of Crime.”
Carole Stone
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London
“For services to Market Research and to charity.”
Chaand Nagpaul
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Primary Care.”
Charles Plant
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Kent
“For services to Legal Education and Regulation.”
Chiwetel Ejiofor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Drama.”
Christina Potter
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Edinburgh
“For services to Education.”
Christina Rees
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Hertfordshire
“For services to the Church of England.”
Christopher Gilligan
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to Plant Health in the field of Epidemiology.”
Christopher Harrison
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North Yorkshire
“For services to Revenue Protection and voluntary service to Justice.”
Christopher Hole
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London
“For services to the Music Industry.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
Neil Martin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Katie Misselbrook
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Janet Cooper
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Speech and Language Development for Children and Young People.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Christopher Turner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hockley, Essex
“For services to Young People in Essex.”
Neerasha Singh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Greenhithe, Kent
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Karen Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtown, Powys
“For services to Young People.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Jeremy Penn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Young People.”
Michelle John
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Family Support and Advocacy.”
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Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), issue 61256, notice 2347759. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2015).
Published 13 June 2015.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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