Birthday Honours 2020
Gary Richardson OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to 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
10 October 2020
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:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Detective Superintendent Gary RICHARDSON Q.P.M.
British Transport Police
For services to Policing.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63135 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Policing.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 260 times in the Birthday Honours List 2020 — about 15% of the list.
In their area
97 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Surrey.
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 Birthday Honours 2020
Abu Ahmed
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“For public service.”
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Adrienne Cherrywood
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“For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Ahmereen Reza
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“For public and political service and Interfaith Work.”
Alan Mcrae
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Grassroots and Professional Football.”
Alex Forsyth
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Alexander Campbell
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Orsett, Essex
“For services to Charity.”
Alexander Cooper
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Ali Mohammed
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Finance and to Charity.”
Alison Paul
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Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Education.”
Alison Ring
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London, Greater London
“For services to Accountancy.”
Allison Kennedy
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Livingston, West Lothian
“For services to Education in West Lothian.”
Alpesh Patel
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Economy and International Trade.”
Alun Jones
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Swansea, South Glamorgan
“For services to Rugby Union Football in Wales....”
Anant Shah
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London, Greater London
“For services to Education, Health and Animal Welfare”
Andrew Price
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
“For services to Aviation Security.”
Andrew Stylianou
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Diversity and to the Economy.”
Andr� Singer
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Richmond, London
“For services to Anthropology and to the Documentary Film Industry.”
Anita Johnson
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London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
Anthony Hatch
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London, Greater London
“For services to Music and to Charity.”
Anthony Rideout
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
“For services to British foreign policy.”
Ayodele Awoyungbo
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London, Greater London
“For services to Law and Order.”
Barbara Bush
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Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to the Pensions Industry, to Diversity and to Charity.”
Barbara Tudor
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Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Victims of Crime.”
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
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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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
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
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“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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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 63135, notice 3646026. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2020).
Published 9 October 2020.
Location (Purley, Surrey) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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