New Year Honours 2023
Jasvir Singh CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
“For services to Charity, to Faith Communities and Social Cohesion.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
“For voluntary service to Faith Communities and Social Cohesion.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to Charity, to Faith Communities and Social Cohesion.
View London Gazette notice ↗Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For voluntary service to Faith Communities and Social Cohesion.
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2022
The KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Jasvir SINGH O.B.E.
Chair, City Sikhs
For services to Charity, to Faith Communities and Social Cohesion.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63918 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order
Jasvir SINGH
Founding Chair, City Sikhs
For voluntary service to Faith Communities and Social Cohesion.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2017- Region
- London
“For voluntary service to Faith Communities and Social Cohesion.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2023- Role at the time
- Chair
- Region
- London, Greater London
“For services to Charity, to Faith Communities and Social Cohesion.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 106 times in the New Year Honours List 2023 — about 7% of the list.
In their area
447 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater London.
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Chair.
How widely is this recognised?
12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2023
Alexandra Auterson Jones
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Research and Innovation.”
Andrea Ledward
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to the Environment.”
Andrea Williams-mckenzie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Andrew Curran
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For Public Service.”
Andrew Stephenson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Lancashire
“For Political and Public Service.”
Ann Radmore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the NHS.”
Anthony Arter
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to the Pensions Industry and to Charity.”
Anthony Rowe
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Exeter, Devon
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Exeter, Devon.”
Ben Cattermole
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Beverley Robinson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Further Education.”
Catherine Mcguinness
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to the Financial Sector and to Educational Inclusion.”
Christopher Day
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
North Shields, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Health Research and Treatment.”
Christopher Stringer
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to the Understanding of Human Evolution.”
Claire Lois Whitaker
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Poole, Dorset
“For services to the Arts and to Culture.”
Clara Barby
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to International Sustainability Standards.”
Colin Riordan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Higher Education.”
David Crossman
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Public Health in Scotland.”
David Halpern
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For Public Service.”
David Mosey
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to the Construction Industry.”
Dawid Konotey-ahulu
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Welwyn, Hertfordshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Dean Creamer
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Deborah Sturdy
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Brentwood, Essex
“For services to Social Care.”
Edwin Colthup
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Elinor Mitchell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For Public Service during Covid-19.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Clive Leslie Gritten
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Children, Young People and the community in Norfolk.”
Peter Alan Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Lymington, Hampshire
“For services to British Maritime History and to the community in Southampton.”
Meena Upadhyaya
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Community Cohesion in Wales and to Medical Genetics.”
Nigel Travis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Boxing and the community in Moss Side, Greater Manchester.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Alexander Gibson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Moira Chrystal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Simon Wootton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rayleigh, Essex
“For services to the community in South Essex.”
David Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Diane Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.”
Michael West
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.”
Ruth Verner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Antrim, County Antrim
“For services to the community in County Antrim.”
Christine Wheatley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For services to the community in Horsted Keynes, West Sussex.”
Darren Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Olney, Buckinghamshire
“For Charitable Service, particularly to Birmingham Children’s Hospital.”
John Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Nicholas Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carnforth, Lancashire
“For services to the community in Over Kellet, Lancashire.”
Craig Trail
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
“For services to the community in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.”
Jean Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
Donald Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 63918, notice 4246449. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2023).
Published 30 December 2022.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61803, notice 2673907. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2017).
Published 30 December 2016.
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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