Birthday Honours 2015
Janet Anne HILL CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Organisation: Diversity and Inclusion
“Director, Diversity and Inclusion, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Director, Diversity and Inclusion, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Diversity and Inclusion.
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“Director, Diversity and Inclusion, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
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“Director, Diversity and Inclusion, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“Director, Diversity and Inclusion, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 113 times in the Birthday Honours List 2015 — about 9% of the list.
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707 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from London.
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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
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Durham
“Chair, Tees Valley Local Enterprise Partnership. For services to the Tees Valley Region.”
Alexander Moinet Poots
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London
“Chief Executive Officer and Artistic Director, Manchester International Festival. For services to the Arts.”
Amanda Nevill
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London
“Chief Executive, British Film Institute. For services to the Film Industry.”
Andrew Harold Mitchell
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Andrew John Street
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Northamptonshire
“Managing Director, John Lewis plc. For services to Economic Growth and Chair, Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership.”
Anthony David Steen
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“Chairman, the Human Trafficking Foundation. For services to Fighting Modern Day Slavery”
Barbara Shirley Hann
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“Lately Chief Executive, ACE Credit Union Services. For services to the Financially Excluded.”
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch
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“Actor. For services to the Performing Arts and to Charity.”
Carol Burke
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West Midlands
“Managing Director, Unipart Manufacturing Group. For services to Engineering.”
Carole Ann Oatway
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Glasgow
“Chief Executive, Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. For services to Victims of Crime.”
Carole Stone
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London
“For services to Market Research and to charity.”
Charles William Plant
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Kent
“Chair, Solicitors Regulation Authority Board. For services to Legal Education and Regulation.”
Chiwetel Ejiofor
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“Actor. For services to Drama.”
Christina Ann Potter
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Edinburgh
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Christina Henking Muller Rees
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Hertfordshire
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Christopher Harrison
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North Yorkshire
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Clare Elizabeth Matterson
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Clarissa Mary Baldwin
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“Lately Chief Executive, Dogs Trust. For services to Animal Welfare.”
Councillor David Simmonds
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“Councillor, London Borough of Tower Hamlets. For services to Local Government.”
David Neill Bull
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“Chief Executive, UNICEF UK. For humanitarian services.”
Diana Owen
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“Chief Executive and Trustee, LEAD Academy Trust. For services to Education.”
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Jenny Ann McBRIEN
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Belfast, County Borough of Belfast
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Fiona Jayne Knight
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Corwen, Clwyd
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Eleanor Sarah Guedalla
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London, Greater London
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David Green
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Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
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Claire Flowers
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Bangor, County Down
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Sharon Brown
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire
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Maureen Bingham
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Lydney, Gloucestershire
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Sharifa Begum
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London, Greater London
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Claire Alleguen
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Hove, East Sussex
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Simeon John Yates
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
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Hollie Whittles
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Telford, Shropshire
“Founder and Director, Purple Frog Systems and Fraggleworks. For services to Women in Business”
Emma Whitfield
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Walton-on-Thames, Surrey
“Member, National Autistic Society. For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities”
Claire Vincent
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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
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Birchington, Kent
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2015). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 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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