New Year Honours 2018
Gayle Carson BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Administrator
“For services to Prisoner Welfare and charity in Northern Ireland.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Prisoner Welfare and charity in Northern Ireland.
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London Gazette notice
British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Mrs. Gayle Luett CARSON
Administrator, Northern Ireland Custody Visitor Scheme
For services to Prisoner Welfare and charity in Northern Ireland.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62150 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Antrim
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British Empire Medal
New Year Honours 2018- Role at the time
- Administrator
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- Antrim
“For services to Prisoner Welfare and charity in Northern Ireland.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 331 times in the New Year Honours List 2018 — about 24% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Administrator.
How widely is this recognised?
1,325 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the New Year Honours 2018
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London
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Norfolk
“For services to the community in Erpingham, Norfolk.”
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Durham
“For services to charity and the community in Durham.”
Alfred Scorer
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Cheshire
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Alison Bradbury
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Suffolk
“For services to the community in Suffolk.”
Alison Reynolds
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Kent
“For services to community Sport in Kent.”
Alistair Mcinnes
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Powys
“For voluntary service to Young People.”
Alyson Williams
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Swansea
“For services to Young People and the community in Swansea.”
Amy Smyton
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Tyrone
“For services to Local Government and the community in Omagh, County Tyrone.”
Andrea Manson
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Dumfries
“For voluntary service to Disability Sport.”
Andrew Bromley
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South Yorkshire
“For services to Higher Education.”
Andrew Marshallsay
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Bedfordshire
“For voluntary service to the Fire Cadets Unit and the Fire Service Youth Training Association.”
Andrew Menmuir
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Angus
“For services to the Scouting Movement in Angus.”
Angeline Lawson
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Denbighshire
“For services to Children, the Judiciary and the community in Denbighshire.”
Anita Castellina
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Lancashire
“For services to the community in Cannock.”
Ann Browning
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Hertfordshire
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Ann Maria Loader
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Somerset
“For services to charity and the community in Tickenham, North Somerset.”
Ann Mayer
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Cheshire
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In the same field
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Lynn Brown
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Gullane, East Lothian
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Dharmesh Mistry
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
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Hitesh Mehta
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Coventry, West Midlands
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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.”
Brian Whitaker
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London, Greater London
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Alexis Poole
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Exeter, Devon
“For services to Policing.”
Terence Woods
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Darwen, Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
Serena Kennedy
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
James Thompson
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Northumberland
“For services to Policing.”
Kanti Pindoria
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London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to the community in London.”
Susan Holliday
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Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Alison Fossey
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“For services to Island Policing and to the wider community of Jersey.”
Ramona Senior
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
Carl Portman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Banbury, Oxfordshire
“For services to Prisoners.”
Neil Byrne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Policing.”
Robert Nixon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Policing and Criminal Justice.”
John Robins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing.”
Michael Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation.”
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62150, notice 2937801. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2018).
Published 29 December 2017.
Location (Antrim) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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