New Year Honours 2010
Gordon Raymond COUCH OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Disabled People.”
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“For services to Disabled People.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 226 times in the New Year Honours List 2010 — about 23% of the list.
In their area
1,264 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from London.
How widely is this recognised?
2,161 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 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 New Year Honours 2010
Ahmad Shahzad
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
London
“For services to Black and Minority Ethnic People.”
Ailsa Elizabeth Beaton
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
London
“Director of Information, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to the Police.”
Alan Kenneth Bowers Beavis
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Berkshire
“For services to the Scouts.”
Alexander Beveridge Anderson
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Durham
“Chairman of Governors, University of Teesside. For services to the community in the North East.”
Alexander Tait
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Northumberland
“Lately Governing Governor, HM Young Offenders' Institution Castington, Northumberland, HM Prison Service, Ministry of Justice.”
Alice Sluckin
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Leicestershire
“Chair, Selective Mutism Information and Research Association. For services to Children and Families.”
Alison Mary Mclean
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Herefordshire
“For services to Rural Affairs in the West Midlands.”
Amanda Deeks
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Gloucestershire
“Chief Executive Officer, South Gloucestershire Council and Founder, West of England Partnership for Bristol. For services to Local Government.”
Amanda Jane Wakeley
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
London
“Designer. For services to the Fashion Industry.”
Andrew John Leigh
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Surrey
“For public service.”
Andrew Richard Pope
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Cheshire
“National Business Crime Partnership Manager, Co-operative Group. For public service.”
Anna Kendall
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
North Yorkshire
“Lately Headteacher, Christ Church Church of England Primary School, Kensington and Chelsea, London. For services to Education.”
Anne Elizabeth Brannagan
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Surrey
“Complex Trauma Manager, Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Headley Court, Surrey, Ministry of Defence.”
Anne Kirkham
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Hertfordshire
“Grade 5, Decent Homes and Housing Finance Division, Department for Communities and Local Government.”
Anne Roberts
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Gwent
“Chief Executive, Crossroads Association. For services to Carers.”
Anthea Bell
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Literature and to Literary Translations.”
Anthony Edward Langford
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Cambridgeshire
“Non-Executive Director, John Smedley. For services to the Knitwear Industry.”
Anthony John William Attard
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Lancashire
“Chief Executive, Panaz Ltd. For services to the Textile Industry and to International Trade.”
Anthony Paul Jakimciw
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Cumbria
“Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Dumfries and Galloway College. For services to Further Education in Scotland.”
Antony Dunne
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Middlesex
“Grade B1, Ministry of Defence.”
Arlene Bell
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Tyne and Wear
“Headteacher, Beechdale Nursery School, Durham. For services to local and national Early Years Education.”
Bernardine Rees
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Ceredigion
“Lately Chief Executive, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire Local Health Board. For services to the NHS in Wales.”
Bishop Louis Richard Mcleod
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Northamptonshire
“For services to Southwark Credit Union.”
Braham Sydney Murray
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2010
London
“Artistic Director, Royal Exchange, Manchester. For services to Drama.”
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Others recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,161 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. See the full list →
Dawn Moir Tinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
Alice Wintergold
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“Consultant Clinical Scientist, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. For services to People with Disabilities”
Tyron Marcus Woodford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“Access Planning Assistant for Network Rail. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in the Rail Sector”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chair, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation UK. For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community”
Christopher Symes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ellesmere, Shropshire
“Trustee and lately Chair, The Lyneal Trust. For services to Disabled People”
Barbara Celia Sved
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled and Learning Disabled Adults in Harrow and Northwood, Greater London”
Jennifer Elizabeth Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“Lately Head Coach, England National Amputee Football Team. For services to Disability Sport”
Mary Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“National Returns Progression Officer, Home Office. For services to Diversity and Inclusion”
Jenny Ann McBRIEN
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, County Borough of Belfast
“Patient Advocate. For services to Women Living with Breast Cancer”
Fiona Jayne Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People”
Eleanor Sarah Guedalla
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football for Women and Marginalised Communities”
David Green
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“Duty Manager, Transport for Greater Manchester. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Manchester”
Claire Flowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“Chief Executive Officer, Girlguiding Ulster. For services to Girls and Young Women”
Sharon Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“Chief Executive, DIAL Barnsley. For services to Disabled People”
Maureen Bingham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lydney, Gloucestershire
“Supply Chain, Defence Equipment and Support and Menopause Network Chair, Ministry of Defence. For services to Operational Delivery, Logistics and to Diversity and Inclusion”
Sharifa Begum
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Employment Adviser, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Women”
Claire Alleguen
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“Local Engagement Manager and Chair of OUTbound Network, Transport for London. For services to Diversity and Inclusion”
Simeon John Yates
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“Professor of Digital Culture, University of Liverpool. For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“Founder and Director, Purple Frog Systems and Fraggleworks. For services to Women in Business”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey
“Member, National Autistic Society. For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities”
Claire Vincent
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“Deputy Director Marine and Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science”
Wilhelmina Tokcumboh Smallman
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Birchington, Kent
“Lately Archdeacon of Southend and Campaigner. For services to Social Justice and to Women's Safety”
Clive Smith
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cannock, Staffordshire
“Honorary Life Vice-President and lately National Equine Lead, Riding for the Disabled Association. For voluntary services to Disabled Riders”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2010
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2010). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2009.
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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