New Year Honours 2009
James Anthony Lake OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
lately Chief Constable • Lincolnshire Police
Organisation: Lincolnshire Police
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
“For services to the Police.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2009
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Queen's Police Medal · 2005
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Queen's Police Medal
New Year Honours 2005- Role at the time
- lately Chief Constable, Lincolnshire Police
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2009- Region
- London
“For services to the Police.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 269 times in the New Year Honours List 2009 — about 22% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2009
Adam Erskine Peat
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Dorset
“for Wales.”
Adam Suddaby
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Leicestershire
“For services to local and national Further Education.”
Adrian Oswald Wynn Cave
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For services to the community in Ealing, London.”
Aileen McGlynn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Glasgow
“For services to Disabled Sport.”
Alan Alexander Paterson of Law
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
“For services to Legal Education and to Law.”
Alan Barber
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Bristol
“For services to the Environment.”
Alan Edward Deighton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“for Transport.”
Alan John Heyes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Kent
“for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.”
Alan Keith Maynard
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
North Yorkshire
“For services to the NHS.”
Albert Percy Naylor Finter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Alexander Stephen
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Dundee
“For services to Local Government.”
Alexander William Lowndes De Waal
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
“For services to development and conflict resolution in Africa.”
Alfonso John Forte
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Middlesex
“For services to Food Safety.”
Alistair John Thomson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Adjutant General’s Corps (Educational and Training Services Branch)
Andrew Charles Hine
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Royal Air Force
Andrew Charles Hutchinson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Education.”
Andrew John Low
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Hampshire
“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Andrew Madan Ramroop
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Middlesex
“For services to Bespoke Tailoring and Training.”
Andrew Pettigrew
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Wiltshire
“For services to local and national Higher Education.”
Andrew Robert Hay Thomson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
First Secretary
Anis Rahman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Middlesex
“For voluntary service to Bangladeshi People.”
Anita Kumari Bhalla
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
West Midlands
“For services to Broadcasting.”
Ann Irene Duddy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Londonderry
“For services to Healthcare in Northern Ireland and Overseas.”
Ann Kenrick
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
“For services to promoting Franco-British relations.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,325 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.”
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.”
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.”
Brian Whitaker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
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.”
Serena Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
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.”
Susan Holliday
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Alison Fossey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“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
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2009).
Published 30 December 2008.
Queen's Police Medal · 2005
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2005 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 31 December 2004.
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