New Year Honours 2014
Michael Bracken CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Executive Director
Organisation: Government Digital Service
“Executive Director, Government Digital Service. For services to Digital Public Services and voluntary service in the London Borough of Hackney.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Executive Director, Government Digital Service. For services to Digital Public Services and voluntary service in the London Borough of Hackney.
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New Year Honours 2014- Role at the time
- Executive Director
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“Executive Director, Government Digital Service. For services to Digital Public Services and voluntary service in the London Borough of Hackney.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 123 times in the New Year Honours List 2014 — about 8% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Executive Director, Government Digital Service.
How widely is this recognised?
12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2014
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2014).
Published 1 January 2014.
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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