Birthday Honours 2015
Nicholas Hartley OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Young People.”
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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
13 June 2015
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:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Nicholas John HARTLEY
For services to Young People.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61256 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Young People.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 286 times in the Birthday Honours List 2015 — about 20% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 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 2015
Adrian Penfold
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“For services to the Property Industry and public service to Planning.”
Adrian Reilly
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Alan Gilfillan
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Edinburgh
“For public and parliamentary services in Scotland.”
Alan Simpson
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Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Education.”
Albert Watson
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“For services to photography.”
Aldham Robarts
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Denbighshire
“For services to Higher Education and to the City of Liverpool.”
Alexander Clunes
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Dorset
“For services to Drama, charity and to the community in Dorset.”
Alistair Stuart Kirman Fox
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Amy Holmes
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London
“For services to Public Administration.”
Anba Angaelos
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Hertfordshire
“For services to International Religious Freedom.”
Andrew Bacon
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Leicestershire
“For services to Business and the Economy.”
Andrew Burns
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Andrew Griffiths
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West Midlands
“For services to Education.”
Andrew Hodgson
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Lancashire
“For services to Manufacturing and the North East Economy.”
Andrew Mcconnell
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West Yorkshire
“For services to Accounting and the community in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.”
Andrew Mcloughlin
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“For services to UK business and technology leadership.”
Andrew Salvesen
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Aberdeenshire
“For services to Entrepreneurship and philanthropic service to the community in Scotland.”
Andrew Taylor
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Andrew Wallis
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Bristol
“For services to the Eradication of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery.”
Angela Main Thompson
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Isle of Man
“For services to Legal Work and Taxpayers.”
Angela Scrutton
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London
“For services to Public Protection through Drugs Control.”
Angharad Thomas
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London
“For services to the UK Pharmaceutical Industry and the Control of Drugs.”
Angus Essenhigh
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Anita Macdonald
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West Midlands
“For services to Dietetics.”
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Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
Neil Martin
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London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Julia Downey
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“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Louise Sutherland
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Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
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Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
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Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
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Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Katie Misselbrook
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Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Adam Joolia
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Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Jamie Goddard
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Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Janet Cooper
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Speech and Language Development for Children and Young People.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Christopher Turner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hockley, Essex
“For services to Young People in Essex.”
Neerasha Singh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Greenhithe, Kent
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Karen Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtown, Powys
“For services to Young People.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Jeremy Penn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Young People.”
Michelle John
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Family Support and Advocacy.”
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Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), issue 61256, notice 2347874. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2015).
Published 13 June 2015.
Location (Buckinghamshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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