Birthday Honours 2015
Iris Anderson BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Diversity in Government.”
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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
13 June 2015
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty's Birthday, to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Ms Iris ANDERSON
For services to Diversity in Government.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61256 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Diversity in Government.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 313 times in the Birthday Honours List 2015 — about 22% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Alice Evans
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Dunbartonshire
“For services to the community in Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire.”
Amanda Williams
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Andrew Arrowsmith
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Nottinghamshire
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Andrew Dow
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Angela Harris
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Anita Parker
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Ann Corbett
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Ann Kerr
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Ann Walkden-williams
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Denbighshire
“For charitable services and services to the community in Prestatyn, Denbighshire.”
Ann Wheatley
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Glasgow
“For voluntary service in Glasgow.”
Anne Callaghan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Nottinghamshire
“For services to Children and Families.”
Anne Heath
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London
“For services to Children and Families.”
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Northumberland
“For services to Education and to the community in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.”
Anne Maccallum
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Gloucestershire
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Scott Rogers
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Sharon Brown
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Hollie Whittles
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Emma Whitfield
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Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
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Ronald Sawford
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Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Charity and to Disabled People.”
Karen Salter (kay Salter)
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London, Greater London
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Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Literacy Development and Social Inclusion in Bradford, West Yorkshire.”
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Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
John Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
Helene Martin Gee
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Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Douglas Bott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Disabled People.”
Olubukola Babajide
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Kristian Barnfield-guest
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York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Chenelle Ansah
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Investment, to Women in Business and to Charity.”
Yasmin Khan
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Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
“For services to Ending Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women.”
Diana Brightmore-armour
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London, Greater London
“For services to Women and Diversity in Financial Services.”
Martin Coppack
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Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Social Equality and Inclusion.”
Janet Jeffrey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Children with Disabilities in Lesotho.”
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British Empire Medal · 2015
London Gazette (official record), issue 61256, notice 2348570. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2015).
Published 13 June 2015.
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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