Birthday Honours 2011
John David PARKINSON OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Organisation: West Yorkshire Police
“Assistant Chief Constable, West Yorkshire Police. For services to the Police.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Assistant Chief Constable, West Yorkshire Police. For services to the Police.
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“Assistant Chief Constable, West Yorkshire Police. 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 236 times in the Birthday Honours List 2011 — about 24% of the list.
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197 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from West Yorkshire.
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How widely is this recognised?
925 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 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 Birthday Honours 2011
Adrian Holmes
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Derbyshire
“For services to Skills and Training.”
Adrian Voce
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“Director, Play England. For services to Children.”
Alan Smith
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Hampshire
“Head, Data Visualisation Unit, Methodology Directorate, Office for National Statistics.”
Alison Margaret Blackburn
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Suffolk
“Chair, Board of Governors, Harper Adams University College. For voluntary service to Land-Based Higher Education.”
Allison Chin
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
West Yorkshire
“Headteacher, Swinnow Primary School, Leeds. For services to Education.”
Andrew Flower
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Warwickshire
“Director, England National Cricket Team. For services to Sport.”
Andrew John Strauss
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Buckinghamshire
“England Captain. For services to Cricket.”
Andrew Nicholas Farrar
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Lancashire
“Head of Exchequer Losses, Benefits and Credits, Preston, HM Revenue and Customs.”
Andy Hawthorne
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Cheshire
“Founder and Chief Executive, Message Trust. For services to Young People in Greater Manchester.”
Angela Burridge
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Somerset
“Headteacher, Brentry Primary School, Bristol. For services to Education.”
Angela Mary Murphy
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Lancashire
“Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International), University of Central Lancashire. For services to Higher Education.”
Bernadette Mcnally
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Belfast
“Director, Social and Primary Care Services and Executive Director, Social Work, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. For public service.”
Bernard Cribbins
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Surrey
“Actor. For services to Drama.”
Beverley De-Gale
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Surrey
“Co-Founder, African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust. For services to Healthcare.”
Beverley Penney
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Vale of Glamorgan
“For services to Ramblers Cymru.”
Beverly Isadore Lindsay
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
West Midlands
“For services to Business and to the community in Birmingham.”
Brigadier William Ian Cotter Dobbie
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Kent
“General-Secretary, Council of Voluntary Welfare Workers. For services to the Armed Forces.”
Bronwen Eileen Northmore
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Middlesex
“Lately Director, Cleaner Fossil Fuels Directorate, Department of Energy and Climate Change.”
Captain Victor Richard Law
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For voluntary service to St John Ambulance.”
Caroline Bannerman
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Cheshire
“Lately Principal and Chief Executive, Bolton College. For services to Further Education.”
Catherine Purdy
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Durham
“Chief Executive, Vela Homes (incorporating Housing Hartlepool). For services to Local Government.”
Charles Basil Woodd
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Wiltshire
“Team Leader, Community Development Team, Community Action Division, Department for Communities and Local Government.”
Charles Mark Ridgway
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
West Yorkshire
“Managing Director, Group Rhodes. For services to Industry.”
Charles William Victor Harris
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
West Yorkshire
“Director of Youth Projects, Rank Foundation. For services to Young People.”
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Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
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John Scott
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Dharmesh Mistry
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“Police Constable, West Yorkshire Police. For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds”
Hitesh Mehta
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Coventry, West Midlands
“Special Constable, West Midlands Police and Charity Trustee, Shree Krishna Temple. For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands”
Michael John William Leonard
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Solihull, West Midlands
“Special Sergeant, West Midlands Police. For services to Policing”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“Police Constable, Warwickshire Police. For services to Policing and to Veterans”
Janice Bulfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fordingbridge, Dorset
“Police Staff, Thames Valley Police. For services to Policing”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Civilian Librarian, HM Prison Thameside, Serco Ltd. For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation”
Peter Wilford Williams
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Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Police Education and Training”
Brian Phillip Whitaker
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Police Staff, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to Policing and to National Security”
Maria Angela McNICHOLL
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Development Manager, St Giles. For services to Prisons and Prisoners”
Kyle Gordon
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swanley, Kent
“Police Sergeant, British Transport Police. For services to Transport Policing”
Victoria Eccleston
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“Senior Probation Officer, National Probation Service. For services to Women on Probation”
Ian Drysdale
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“Deputy Chief Officer, Kent Police. For services to Policing”
Karen Jayne Andrew
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, Mid Glamorgan
“Magistrate West Glamorgan Bench and Independent Monitoring Board Member HM Prison Swansea. For services to Prisoners, to the Administration of Justice and to the community in Swansea.”
Alexis Mary Poole
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“Assistant Chief Officer, Devon and Cornwall Police. For services to Policing”
David Barry Dein
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Founder, The Twinning Project. For services to Football and to Charity”
Andrea Elaine Bennett
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“Regional Probation Director, North West Probation HM Prison and Probation Service. For services to Probation”
Terence Woods
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Darwen, Lancashire
“Deputy Chief Constable, Greater Manchester Police. For services to Policing”
Paul Taylor
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire
“Police Chief Scientific Adviser, National Police Chiefs' Council. For services to Science in Policing”
Serena Margaret Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“Lately Chief Constable, Merseyside Police. For services to Policing”
James Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Northumberland
“Special Constable, Northumbria Police. For services to Policing”
Kanti Karsan Pindoria
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Police Staff, Special Constable and Volunteer Police Cadet Leader, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to Policing and to the community in London”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2011). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2011.
Location (West Yorkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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