
New Year Honours 2015
Jonathan Robert Pickles MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Organisation: West Yorkshire Police
“Bradford Community Safety Inspector, West Yorkshire Police. For services to Policing and the community in Bradford.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Bradford Community Safety Inspector, West Yorkshire Police. For services to Policing and the community in Bradford.
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“Bradford Community Safety Inspector, West Yorkshire Police. For services to Policing and the community in Bradford.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 579 times in the New Year Honours List 2015 — about 39% of the list.
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How widely is this recognised?
664 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2015
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Berkshire
“Foster Carer, Slough. For services to Children and Families.”
Agnes Barbara Dunlop Brand
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Fermanagh
“Foundation Stage Co-ordinator, Enniskillen Model Primary School. For services to Education and the community in Northern Ireland.”
Ahmed Bashir
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North Yorkshire
“Head, Operations and Finance Business Partner, Marketing, UK Trade and Investment. For services to Equality in the Public Sector.”
Airman John Campbell,
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Royal Naval Reserve
Alan Charles Sefton
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London
“Head, Arsenal in the Community. For services to Education and to Young People in the UK and Abroad.”
Alan Francis O’Flanagan,
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Army Cadet Force
Alan James Fearon
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Tyne and Wear
“Member and Lately Chorus Master, Royal Northern Sinfonia. For services to Music in the North East.”
Alan James Harvey
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West Midlands
“For political service.”
Alan Martin Walters
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Buckinghamshire
“For services to the community in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.”
Alastair Hislop Hume
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Aberdeen
“For services to Fisheries Management and Angling in North East Scotland.”
Albert Herbert Percy Palmer
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Surrey
“Honorary Secretary, Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors. For services to Construction.”
Albert Whiting
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Tyne and Wear
“For services to the community in North Tyneside and to charitable services in the UK and Abroad.”
Alderman Maurice Turtle Mills
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Antrim
“Member, Ballymena Borough Council. For services to Local Government.”
Alderman William Alexander Fraser Agnew
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Antrim
“Alderman, Newtownabbey Borough Council. For services to Local Government and Cross-border Relations.”
Alec Ewart Harvey,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Alexander James Pirie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Lothian
“For voluntary service in Livingston, West Lothian.”
Alfred Grummett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Homeless People through Haven Tyneside and to the community in Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, Tyne and Wear.”
Alice Jane Formby
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Surrey
“Founding Trustee and Fundraiser, Princess Alice Hospice. For services to End of Life Care.”
Alison Forbes Graham,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to British foreign policy interests.”
Alison Jean Katherine Skene
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Aberdeen
“For public service in Aberdeen.”
Alistair Mcarthur
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Devon
“For services to Humanitarian Aid.”
Allan Robert Burns
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Renfrewshire
“For services to People with Disabilities in Scotland and Overseas.”
Alma Joan Murray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Durham
“Vice President, North Yorkshire, Royal British Legion Women's Section. For voluntary service to Service Personnel and Veterans.”
Alva Guy Lambert
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South Yorkshire
“For services to the community particularly the Afro-Caribbean community in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.”
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Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 664 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services. See the full list →
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Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
John Scott
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Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
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Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Michael Leonard
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Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Policing.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Janice Bulfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fordingbridge, Dorset
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation.”
Brian Whitaker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
Maria Mcnicholl
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisons and Prisoners.”
Kyle Gordon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swanley, Kent
“For services to Transport Policing.”
Ian Drysdale
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Policing.”
Karen Andrew
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Prisoners, to the Administration of Justice and to the community in Swansea.”
Alexis Poole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“For services to Policing.”
Terence Woods
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Darwen, Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
Paul Taylor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire
“For services to Science in Policing.”
Serena Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
Marcos Petrou
PersonOverseas Territories Police And Fire Service Medal · 2026
“For services to policing and security in the Sovereign Base Areas.”
Xavier Buhagiar
PersonOverseas Territories Police And Fire Service Medal · 2026
“For services to police training and leadership in the Gibraltar Defence Police.”
James Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Northumberland
“For services to Policing.”
Kanti Pindoria
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to the community in London.”
Dudley Martin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to the Policing Community.”
Susan Holliday
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Leslie Hawkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
“For services to Policing and to the community in Essex.”
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Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2015).
Published 1 January 2015.
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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