New Year Honours 2023
Nigel Goodband MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Detective Sergeant • British Transport Police and Chair
“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
31 December 2022
The KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Nigel William GOODBAND
lately Detective Sergeant, British Transport Police and Chair, British Transport Police Federation
For services to Policing.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63918 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2023- Role at the time
- Detective Sergeant, British Transport Police and Chair
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- Formby, Merseyside
“For services to Policing.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 546 times in the New Year Honours List 2023 — about 37% of the list.
In their area
101 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Merseyside.
What organisation were they with?
Detective Sergeant, British Transport Police and Chair.
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 2023
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Luton, Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Luton.”
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Ajibola Lewis
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London, Greater London
“For services to Mental Health.”
Alan Bell
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Saltcoats, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Vulnerable People.”
Alana Stott
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Vulnerable Women and to Mental Health Awareness.”
Alastair Smith
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Alexander Edmund
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Alexander Hore-ruthven
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Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Young People in Bristol.”
Alexander Hume
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Isle of Arran, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Mountain Rescue.”
Alexander Lov�n
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
“For services to the Economy and to the community in Wrexham.”
Alice Williams
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Women and to Charity.”
Alicia Harper
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Wallingford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Victims of Violent Crime and their Families.”
Alimatu Dimonekene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to the Prevention of Violence against Women and Girls.”
Alison Cork
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship.”
Alison Livingstone
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Randalstown, County Antrim
“For services to Safeguarding Children in Northern Ireland.”
Alison Saunders
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to Education.”
Alvin Harvey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
“For services to the community in Bermuda.”
Andrea Dowds
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Andrew Chattaway
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Andrew Crummy
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Prestonpans, East Lothian
“For services to Art and to Cultural Heritage in Scotland.”
Andrew Harrison
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Hill
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
“For services to International Development.”
Andrew Lockey
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Halifax, West Yorkshire
“For services to Resuscitation Training.”
Andrew Robertson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Wilmslow, Cheshire
“For services to Association Football, to Charity and to Young People.”
In the same field
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.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 63918, notice 4246877. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2023).
Published 30 December 2022.
Location (Formby, Merseyside) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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