
Birthday Honours 2026
Paul Taylor CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Science in 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
13 June 2026
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Professor Paul Jonathon TAYLOR
Police Chief Scientific Adviser, National Police Chiefs’ Council
For services to Science in Policing.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 65091 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Science in Policing.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 100 times in the Birthday Honours List 2026 — about 7% of the list.
In their area
19 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Lancashire.
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.
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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
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Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
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Coventry, West Midlands
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Scott Caswell
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“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Janice Bulfield
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“For services to Policing.”
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Alexis Poole
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Terence Woods
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“For services to Policing.”
Serena Kennedy
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
James Thompson
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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
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Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Alison Fossey
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“For services to Island Policing and to the wider community of Jersey.”
Ramona Senior
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Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
Carl Portman
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Banbury, Oxfordshire
“For services to Prisoners.”
Neil Byrne
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Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Policing.”
Robert Nixon
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Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Policing and Criminal Justice.”
John Robins
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Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing.”
Michael Leonard
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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
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Swanley, Kent
“For services to Transport Policing.”
Ian Drysdale
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Policing.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2026
London Gazette (official record), issue 65091, notice 5153070. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2026).
Published 12 June 2026.
Location (Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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