Birthday Honours 2021
Paul Anthony Griffiths OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Policing.”
“For services to Music Literature and Composition.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Music Literature and Composition.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
12 June 2021
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:
Paul GRIFFITHS
Chief Superintendent, President of the Police Superintendents’ Association
For services to Policing.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63377 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2014- Region
- Pembrokeshire
“For services to Music Literature and Composition.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2021- Role at the time
- Chief Superintendent
- Region
- Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Policing.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 267 times in the Birthday Honours List 2021 — about 18% of the list.
In their area
31 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Gwent.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Superintendent.
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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2021
Abygail Punch
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London, Greater London
“For services to Law and Order.”
Adnan Khan
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London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Aislinn Rea
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London, Greater London
“For services to EU Negotiations.”
Alan Coppin
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Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Safety in Sport.”
Alan Nekrews
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Alan Parsons
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Living Abroad
“For services to Music and Music Production.”
Alan Watson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Law Enforcement.”
Alexander Bruce
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Hungerford, Berkshire
“For services to Charity.”
Alexander Russell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Woking, Surrey
“For services to Education.”
Alexandra Hoskyn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Tackling Loneliness during Covid-19.”
Alexia Quin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Music Therapy.”
Alison Brown
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Ross on Wye, Herefordshire
“For voluntary service to Veterans.”
Alison Daniels
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
“For services to British foreign policy.”
Alison Holmes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Medicine and Infectious Diseases particularly during Covid-19.”
Allan Bennett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Salisbury, Wiltshire
“For services to Microbiology in the Covid-19 Response.”
Alyson King
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
“For services to British foreign policy.”
Amanda Leach
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Living Abroad
“For services to Medical Science and the Covid-19 Response.”
Andrea Siodmok
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Newquay, Cornwall
“For Public Service.”
Andrew Coe
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Andrew Horlock
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Andrew Jennings
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to International Trade, to Fashion and to Retail.”
Andrew Kerr
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Musselburgh, East Lothian
“For services to the Public Sector.”
Andrew Tilden
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Winscome, Somerset
“For services to Social Work.”
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
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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
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Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Michael Leonard
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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
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Fordingbridge, Dorset
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
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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
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63377, notice 3817732. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2021).
Published 11 June 2021.
Officer 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 (Pembrokeshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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