New Year Honours 2012
James Ian Elder-Woodward OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
• Independent Living in Scotland Steering Group
“For services to Equality and Human Rights for Disabled People.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Equality and Human Rights for Disabled People.
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Dunbartonshire
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2012- Role at the time
- Independent Living in Scotland Steering Group
- Region
- Dunbartonshire
“For services to Equality and Human Rights for Disabled People.”
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“For services to Equality and Human Rights for Disabled People.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 297 times in the New Year Honours List 2012 — about 24% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Independent Living in Scotland Steering Group.
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.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2012
Adam Guy Dawson
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Berkshire
“For services to Motorsport.”
Adrian Stewart Frost
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Royal Air Force
Alan Caton
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Suffolk
“For services to the Police.”
Alan Diamond
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London
“For voluntary and public service.”
Alan John Cooper
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Kent
“For services to the Police.”
Alan Kerbey
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Somerset
“for the West Midlands, Dr.”
Alex Christine Crawford
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Berkshire
“For services to Broadcast Journalism.”
Alice Jane Kelly Purnell
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East Sussex
“For services to Transgender People.”
Amanda Jane Derrick
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Hertfordshire
“for Education.”
Amanda Sharp
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London
“For services to the Visual Arts.”
Amanda Thompson
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Lancashire
“For services to the Leisure Park Industry.”
Amin Mohamed Mawji
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London
“For public and voluntary service.”
Andrew Baxter
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Wiltshire
Grade B1
Andrew Edward Colver
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Hampshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Andrew Geoffrey Payne
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Wiltshire
“For services to the UK Computer Game Industry.”
Andrew Godfrey Williamson
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Lancashire
“For services to Football.”
Andrew John Minchener
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“For services to international science and clean energy collaboration with China.”
Andrew Patrick Keith Boyle
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Herefordshire
“For services to the Transport Industry.”
Andrew Richard Dingley Brown
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“For services to UK/Qatar business relations.”
Andrew Richard Glass
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Director
AndrewGrahame MacLean
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Anita Mary Eileen Green
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East Lothian
“for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.”
Anne Lesley Tipple
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Derbyshire
“For services to Business Skills Development.”
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Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. See the full list →
Alison Turner
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Christopher Symes
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Ellesmere, Shropshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Scott Rogers
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Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Claire Flowers
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Bangor, County Down
“For services to Girls and Young Women.”
Sharon Brown
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Hollie Whittles
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Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Emma Whitfield
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Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
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
“For services to Disabled People and to the community in Bexley.”
Diane Redfern
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Slough, Berkshire
“For services to Disabled Riders.”
Elizabeth Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Imran Hafeez
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Literacy Development and Social Inclusion in Bradford, West Yorkshire.”
Pamela 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.”
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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2012
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2012).
Published 31 December 2011.
Location (Dunbartonshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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