
New Year Honours 2011
John Anthony Roberts CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to the Administration of Justice, Diversity and to Equal Opportunities.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to the Administration of Justice, Diversity and to Equal Opportunities.
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“For services to the Administration of Justice, Diversity and to Equal Opportunities.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 107 times in the New Year Honours List 2011 — about 8% 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.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2011
Alastair John Sykes
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Oxfordshire
“For services to the Food Industry.”
Ali Hadawi
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to Vocational Education in Iraq and to Further Education.”
Alison Jane Ward
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Monmouthshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Allison Crompton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Greater Manchester
“For services to local and national Education.”
Amanda Rowlatt
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“for Work and Pensions.”
Ambrose Joseph Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Derbyshire
“For services to local and national Education.”
Andrew Cole
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Clwyd
Director of Operations
Angela Jane Frost
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
Angiolina Foster
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Glasgow
Ann Tate
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Suffolk
“For services to Higher Education.”
Anthony Denis Kennan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Durham
“For services to Healthcare.”
Anthony Michael Bayfield
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to British Reform Judaism.”
Arthur Torrington
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to Black British Heritage.”
Barry John Kemp
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
“for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge.”
Brian Paul Whittaker
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Merseyside
Carole Lesley Souter
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to Conservation.”
Christopher Colin MacLehose
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to the Publishing Industry.”
Christopher Linley Tickell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Christopher Michael Howard Steel
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Christopher Paul Hadley Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Oxfordshire
“For services to Museums.”
Christopher Robert Francis Rider
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Christopher Samuel Gordon Clark
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to the Academy of Culinary Arts.”
David Stuart Frost
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to Business.”
David Suchet
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to Drama.”
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Others recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Christopher Symes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ellesmere, Shropshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Claire Flowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Girls and Young Women.”
Sharon Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Ronald Sawford
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Charity and to Disabled People.”
Karen Salter (kay Salter)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled People and to the community in Bexley.”
Diane Redfern
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Slough, Berkshire
“For services to Disabled Riders.”
Elizabeth Prince
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2011).
Published 31 December 2010.
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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