New Year Honours 2013
Paul Murphy OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chairman • Greater Manchester Police Authority
“For services to Policing.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2013
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Greater Manchester
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2013- Role at the time
- Chairman, Greater Manchester Police Authority
- Region
- Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 305 times in the New Year Honours List 2013 — about 20% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chairman, Greater Manchester Police Authority.
How widely is this recognised?
1,325 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
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 New Year Honours 2013
Adrian Anthony Lester
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Drama.”
Ahmed Choonara
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Nottinghamshire
“for Black Professionals.”
Alan Poyner Pritchard
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Caerphilly
“For services to Education in Wales.”
Alan Richard Woodside
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Antrim
Director
Alexander William Macbeth
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
West Yorkshire
“For services to Learning and Skills.”
Alice Mary Davidson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Merseyside
“For services to International Humanitarian Aid.”
Alison Humberstone
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Hampshire
“for Work and Pensions.”
Alison Kathleen Shalaby
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
“For services to the prevention and resolution of international parental child abduction.”
Alistair George Finlay
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Belfast
“For services to Policing in Northern Ireland.”
Alistair James Harris
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
“For services to promoting stability in the Lebanon and Middle East region.”
Alvar Nigel Rowe
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
“For services to charitable services.”
Amanda Jayne Reddin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Merseyside
“For services to Sport.”
Andrew Betton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Royal Navy
Andrew David Wiseman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For public and political service.”
Andrew Douglas-Home
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Berwickshire
“For services to Fishing and to Scottish Heritage through the Abbotsford Trust.”
Andrew Michael Robson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to the game of Bridge and to Charity.”
Andrew Murray
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Tennis.”
Ann Chance
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
West Sussex
“For services to the voluntary and charitable giving in the United Kingdom.”
Anna Payne
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Anne Christine McKillop
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
North Yorkshire
“For services to the Asylum Population.”
Anne Eileen Bleasdale
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
North Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
Anne Ganley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Tyne and Wear
“For services to the Builders’ Merchants Industry and to charity.”
Annette Lesley Brooke
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Dorset
“for Mid Dorset and North Poole.”
Anthea Dolman Gair
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Gloucestershire
“For services to Defence Acquisition.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,325 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.”
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.”
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.”
Brian Whitaker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
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.”
Serena Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
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.”
Susan Holliday
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Alison Fossey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Island Policing and to the wider community of Jersey.”
Ramona Senior
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
Carl Portman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Banbury, Oxfordshire
“For services to Prisoners.”
Neil Byrne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Policing.”
Robert Nixon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Policing and Criminal Justice.”
John Robins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing.”
Michael Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation.”
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2013).
Published 29 December 2012.
Location (Greater Manchester) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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