
New Year Honours 2019
Katherine Davies CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Diversity and to Equality in Healthcare.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to Diversity and to Equality in Healthcare.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
29 December 2018
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:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Katherine Ann DAVIES O.B.E.
Director of Health and Justice, Armed Forces and Sexual Assault Services, NHS England
For services to Diversity and to Equality in Healthcare.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62507 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Lincolnshire
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“For services to Diversity and to Equality in Healthcare.”
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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 2019 — about 7% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,958 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
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“For services to Business.”
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“For political service.”
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“For services to Health, to Social Care and to public service in Wales.”
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“For services to Dance and Choreography.”
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Hampshire
“For services to Defence.”
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London
“For services to the Economy.”
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Hampshire
“For services to the UK Space Sector.”
Brigadier Van Orden
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“For political service.”
Catherine (Kate) Caithness
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Angus
“For services to Sport.”
Cecilia Mathieson
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“For services to Defence.”
Christine Ann Gaskell
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Cheshire
“For services to the community in Cheshire.”
Christopher Bailey
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London
“For services to Fashion.”
Christopher Nolan
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“For services to film.”
Christopher Packham
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Hampshire
“For services to Nature Conservation.”
Clair Baynton
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Berkshire
“For services to Emergency Planning and Response in Health.”
Claire Murdoch
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London
“For services to the NHS.”
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Tyne and Wear
“For services to Children.”
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Dorset
“For services to Scientific Research Abroad and to Young People in the UK.”
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“For services to Manx Law.”
David Gothard
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“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
Alice Wintergold
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Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For services to People with Disabilities.”
Tyron Woodford
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Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion in the Rail Sector.”
Alison Turner
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Christopher Symes
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Ellesmere, Shropshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Barbara Sved
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London, Greater London
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Jennifer Smyth
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Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
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Scott Rogers
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Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Mary Mitchell
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Fiona Knight
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Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People.”
David Green
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Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Manchester.”
Claire Flowers
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Bangor, County Down
“For services to Girls and Young Women.”
Sharon Brown
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Maureen Bingham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lydney, Gloucestershire
“For services to Operational Delivery, Logistics and to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Sharifa Begum
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women.”
Claire Alleguen
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Simeon Yates
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Emma Whitfield
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Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Claire Vincent
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science.”
Clive Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cannock, Staffordshire
“For voluntary services to Disabled Riders.”
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.”
Becky Ruddy
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Thurso, Caithness
“For services to Women in the Nuclear Industry.”
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Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62507, notice 3176300. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2019).
Published 28 December 2018.
Location (Lincolnshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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