Birthday Honours 2019
Michael Barton CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
lately Chief Constable
“For services to Policing.”
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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
8 June 2019
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, 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:
Michael BARTON Q.P.M.
Chief Constable, Durham Constabulary
For services to Policing.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62666 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Lancashire
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2019- Role at the time
- lately Chief Constable
- Region
- Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 121 times in the Birthday Honours List 2019 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
lately Chief Constable.
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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2019
Adrian Crellin
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Radiotherapy.”
Alan Mcdevitt
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Dunbartonshire
“For services to the NHS and to General Practitioners in Scotland.”
Andrew Heath
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London
“For services to the Music Industry.”
Anna Vignoles (anna Griffiths)
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Saffron Walden, Essex
“For services to Social Sciences.”
Anna-Marie Morrison
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Hitchin, Hertfordshire
“For services to Apprenticeships.”
Anthony Laithwaite
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Oxfordshire
“For services to the UK and Global Wine Industry.”
Barnaby Lenon
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Oxfordshire
“For services to Education.”
Benedict Evans
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London
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Bharat Shah
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Northwood, London
“For services to Business, Economic Growth, to Exporting, Independent Pharmacy Sector and to Philanthropy.”
Bryan Appleyard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Journalism and the Arts.”
Caroline Low
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London
“For public service.”
Catherine Bradley
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London
“For public service.”
Charles Donald Hendry
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
“For services to UK trade and investment.”
Christina Hallett
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Bristol
“For services to Civil Society, to Mentoring and to Coaching.”
Colin Robertson
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Edinburgh
“For services to Exports and to the Bus and Coach Manufacturing Sector.”
David Evan Roberts
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Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Financial Services and to the NHS.”
David Gill
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Greater Manchester
“For services to Football.”
David Gray
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London
“For services to Regulation.”
David Southwood
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London
“For services to Space Science and Industry in the UK and Europe.”
David Strang
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Edinburgh
“For services to Law and Order.”
Deborah Gillatt, (mrs Goldsmith)
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Croydon, London
“For services to the Economy.”
Deidre Ford
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Radio.”
Derek Vaughan
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Swansea
“For political and public service.”
Elizabeth Barnes
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Staffordshire
“For services to Higher Education.”
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Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 664 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services. See the full list →
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Michael Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62666, notice 3294064. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2019).
Published 7 June 2019.
Location (Lancashire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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