Birthday Honours 2001
Paul Young OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
lately Chief Fire Officer • Devon Fire and Rescue Service
“For services to the Fire Service.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2001
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2001- Role at the time
- lately Chief Fire Officer, Devon Fire and Rescue Service
“For services to the Fire Service.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 318 times in the Birthday Honours List 2001 — about 23% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
lately Chief Fire Officer, Devon Fire and Rescue Service.
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 2001
Alan Bruce Hoskins
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
Royal Navy
Alan Clive Roberts
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to the community in Leeds, West Yorkshire.”
Alan Shearer
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to Association Football.”
Alan William Taylor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
Albans Hertfordshire
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to the Promotion of ‘Safer Routes’ for School Journeys.”
Albert Barry Leese
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Alexander Campbell Roy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
Royal Marines
Alexander Davie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
Royal Air Force
Allan Arnott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to Lifelong Learning.”
Andrea Pamela Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to Training.”
Andrew Douglas Mackay
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
Andrew Martin William Mortimer
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
Andrew Nelson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to the Electronics Industry.”
Andrew Nicholas Stern
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to British commercial interests, Nigeria.”
Andrew Philip Barnard
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Angus Alexander Mackenzie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to Health Charities in the Highlands.”
Anil Gholkar
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to Neurology.”
Ann Payne
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to Manuscripts Scholarship.”
Ann Rosemary Arnott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
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Anna Robertson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to the British Red Cross Society in Devon.”
Anne Barbara Ridler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to Literature.”
Anne Margaret Everall
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to Children’s Librarianship in Birmingham.”
Anne Mary Mallinson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to the community in London.”
Anne Pigott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2001
“For services to the National Association of Prison Visitors.”
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
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Michael Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fordingbridge, Dorset
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2001
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2001).
Published 14 June 2001.
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