New Year Honours 2022
Paul Shaw MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
lately Head Coach
“For services to Wheelchair Rugby.”
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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
01 January 2022
THE QUEEN 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:
Paul SHAW
Head Coach, Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Ltd
For services to Wheelchair Rugby.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63571 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2022- Role at the time
- lately Head Coach
- Region
- Birmingham, West Midlands
“For services to Wheelchair Rugby.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 622 times in the New Year Honours List 2022 — about 39% of the list.
In their area
189 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from West Midlands.
What organisation were they with?
lately Head Coach.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
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 2022
Aaron Phipps
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Wheelchair Rugby.”
Abdul Sesay
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Living Abroad
“For services to Charity and Medical Research.”
Abeda Vorajee
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Nuneaton, Warwickshire
“For services to Community Integration and Interfaith Understanding in Warwickshire.”
Abigail Agyei
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Adaeze Ifezulike
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Health Inequalities in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities in Scotland.”
Adam Hills
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London, Greater London
“For services to Paralympic Sport and Disability Awareness.”
Adam Philpotts
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Adele Parks
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Guildford, Surrey
“For services to Literature.”
Adeyemi Williams
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Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to the NHS and to the community in South Bristol, particularly during Covid-19.”
Agnes Kaposi
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London, Greater London
“For services to Holocaust Education and Awareness.”
Alan Benson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Public Transport for People with Disabilities.”
Alan Clifton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Yarm, North Yorkshire
“For services to Children in Care.”
Alan Cottenden
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Bedford, Bedfordshire
“For services to Sufferers of Incontinence.”
Alan Cotton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Sidmouth, Devon
“For services to the Arts in South West England.”
Alan Davis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
“For services to the NHS, particularly during Covid-19.”
Alan Laws
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Coningsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Canoeing.”
Alastair Irving
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
“For services to British foreign policy.”
Alexander Yee
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Triathlon.”
Alexandra Utkucu
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
“For services to British nationals overseas.”
Alexandre Cassabois
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Alison Williams
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Education and to the community in Swansea.”
Allison Fisher
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
“For services to Sport.”
Allison Gray
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“For services to St. John Ambulance in Northern Ireland.”
Allister Carey
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“For services to sustainable development in Africa.”
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Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield,
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Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
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Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
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Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
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Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
Source & provenance
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63571, notice 3956985. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2022).
Published 31 December 2021.
Location (Birmingham, West Midlands) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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