Birthday Honours 2018
Dionne Collins CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
lately Chief Constable
“For services to Policing and the British Association of Women in Policing.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to Policing and the British Association of Women in 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
9 June 2018
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:
Ms Dionne COLLINS Q.P.M.
Chief Constable, West Yorkshire Police
For services to Policing and the British Association of Women in Policing.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62310 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
West Yorkshire
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2018- Role at the time
- lately Chief Constable
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- West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and the British Association of Women in Policing.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 98 times in the Birthday Honours List 2018 — about 7% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
lately Chief Constable.
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 Birthday Honours 2018
Alexander Begbie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Edinburgh
“For services to Business and Social Inclusion.”
Alexander John Marshall
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Hampshire
“For services to Policing.”
Alison Janet Elliot
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Edinburgh
“For public service.”
Alun Evans
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Scholarship.”
Alun Tucker
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Cardiff
“For services to International Justice.”
Andrew Green
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Ann Heathwaite
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Lancashire
“For services to Scientific Research and Advice to the Government.”
Arthur Gascoigne
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Surrey
“For services to the Arts.”
Barbara Allison
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Lanarkshire
“For public service.”
Bashir Al-hashimi
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Hampshire
“For services to Computer Engineering and to Industry.”
Brenda Trenowden
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Kent
“For services to Exports in the Financial Sector and to Gender Equality.”
Brendan Mcguigan
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Down
“For services to Justice in Northern Ireland.”
Brent Cheshire
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West Sussex
“For services to the Renewable Energy Sector.”
Caroline Brazier
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
North Yorkshire
“For services to Librarianship and to Higher Education.”
Christoffel Brink
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Higher Education.”
Colin Herron
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Business and to the Renewable Energy Sector.”
David Eyton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Engineering and to Energy.”
David Havelock
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Surrey
“For services to the Economy.”
David Kinder
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Abroad
“For public service and services to Mental Wellbeing.”
David Orr
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Housing.”
David Wood
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Tyne and Wear
“For political and public service.”
Dinah Casson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Design.”
Edward Hardy
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Surrey
“For services to Drama.”
Elizabeth Calder
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Suffolk
“For services to Literature.”
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 · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62310, notice 3041534. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2018).
Published 8 June 2018.
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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