New Year Honours 2012
David William BEST OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Organisation: Police Service of Northern Ireland
“Director of Finance and Support Services, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Policing.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Director of Finance and Support Services, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Policing.
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“Director of Finance and Support Services, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Policing.”
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David William Best
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“Director of Finance and Support Services, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Policing.”
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“Director of Finance and Support Services, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Policing.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“Director of Finance and Support Services, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Policing.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 241 times in the New Year Honours List 2012 — about 25% of the list.
In their area
84 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Belfast.
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How widely is this recognised?
925 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Berkshire
“Special Correspondent, Sky News. For services to Broadcast Journalism.”
Alice Jane Kelly Purnell
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East Sussex
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Amanda Jane Derrick
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Hertfordshire
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Amanda Sharp
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London
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Lancashire
“Managing Director, Blackpool Pleasure Beach. For services to the Leisure Park Industry.”
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London
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Hampshire
“Head of Democractic Services, Rushmoor Borough Council. For services to Local Government.”
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Wiltshire
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Lancashire
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Kent
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Herefordshire
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East Lothian
“Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. For services to Children.”
Anne Lesley Tipple
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Derbyshire
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Glasgow
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“Head of Specialist Operational Support, National Policing Improvement Agency. For services to Public Protection.”
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Northumberland
“Deputy Pension Centre Manager, International Pension Centre, Pension, Disability and Carers Service, Department for Work and Pensions.”
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Cumbria
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Lancashire
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London
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West Yorkshire
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Greater Manchester
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Gloucestershire
“Chief Executive Officer, Severn Wye Energy Agency. For services to the Environment and to Social Equity.”
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Solihull, West Midlands
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
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Fordingbridge, Dorset
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London, Greater London
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Liverpool, Merseyside
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Brian Phillip Whitaker
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London, Greater London
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Maria Angela McNICHOLL
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London, Greater London
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Kyle Gordon
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Swanley, Kent
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Victoria Eccleston
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Preston, Lancashire
“Senior Probation Officer, National Probation Service. For services to Women on Probation”
Ian Drysdale
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Ashford, Kent
“Deputy Chief Officer, Kent Police. For services to Policing”
Karen Jayne Andrew
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, Mid Glamorgan
“Magistrate West Glamorgan Bench and Independent Monitoring Board Member HM Prison Swansea. For services to Prisoners, to the Administration of Justice and to the community in Swansea.”
Alexis Mary Poole
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Exeter, Devon
“Assistant Chief Officer, Devon and Cornwall Police. For services to Policing”
David Barry Dein
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London, Greater London
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Preston, Lancashire
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Terence Woods
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Darwen, Lancashire
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Paul Taylor
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Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire
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Serena Margaret Kennedy
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“Lately Chief Constable, Merseyside Police. For services to Policing”
James Thompson
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Northumberland
“Special Constable, Northumbria Police. For services to Policing”
Kanti Karsan Pindoria
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London, Greater London
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2012
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2012). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2011.
Location (Belfast) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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