
New Year Honours 2015
Patricia Rose BOLTON, MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Children with Disabilities and their Families.
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“For services to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 556 times in the New Year Honours List 2015 — about 40% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 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 2015
Abdul Razaq Khan,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Berkshire
“For services to Children and Families.”
Agnes Barbara, Dunlop Mrs. Brand,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Fermanagh
“For services to Education and the community in Northern Ireland.”
Ahmed Bashir,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
North Yorkshire
lately Head
Airman John Campbell,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Royal Naval Reserve
Alan Boyle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Cheshire
“For services to Swimming and Water Polo.”
Alan Charles Sefton,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Education and to Young People in the UK and Abroad.”
Alan Francis O’Flanagan,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Army Cadet Force
Alan James Fearon,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Music in the North East.”
Alan James Harvey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Midlands
“For political service.”
Alan Martin Walters
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Buckinghamshire
Alastair Hislop Hume
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Aberdeen
Alastair Lockington Noble
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Nairn
“For services to Health, Social Care and Conservation in Nairnshire.”
Albert Herbert Percy Palmer,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Surrey
Honorary Secretary
Albert Whiting
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Tyne and Wear
“For services to the community in North Tyneside and to charitable services in the UK and Abroad.”
Alec Ewart Harvey,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Alexander James Pirie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Lothian
Alfred Grummett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Tyne and Wear
Alice Jane Formby,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Surrey
“For services to End of Life Care.”
Alison Forbes Graham,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to British foreign policy interests.”
Alison Jean Katherine Skene, D.L
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Aberdeen
Alistair John Alexander Maciver
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Sutherland
Alistair McARTHUR
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Devon
“For services to Humanitarian Aid.”
Allan Robert Burns
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Renfrewshire
Alma Joan Murray,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Durham
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Others recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. See the full list →
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.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Claire Flowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Girls and Young Women.”
Sharon Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Ronald Sawford
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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.”
Diane Redfern
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Slough, Berkshire
“For services to Disabled Riders.”
Elizabeth Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Imran Hafeez
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Literacy Development and Social Inclusion in Bradford, West Yorkshire.”
Pamela Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
John Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Douglas Bott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Disabled People.”
Olubukola Babajide
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Kristian Barnfield-guest
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Chenelle Ansah
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Investment, to Women in Business and to Charity.”
Yasmin Khan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
“For services to Ending Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women.”
Diana Brightmore-armour
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women and Diversity in Financial Services.”
Martin Coppack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Social Equality and Inclusion.”
Janet Jeffrey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Children with Disabilities in Lesotho.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2015).
Published 31 December 2014.
Location (Tyne and Wear) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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