New Year Honours 2023
Philip Copple CB
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
“For services to Justice and to Charity.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the Bath
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2022
The KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Honourable Order of the Bath:
C.B.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Honourable Order:
Philip COPPLE
Director General Operations, H.M. Prison and Probation Service
For services to Justice and to Charity.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63918 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Justice and to Charity.”
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How common is this award?
The Companion of the Order of the Bath was awarded 16 times in the New Year Honours List 2023 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
1 Companion of the Order of the Bath recipient is from County Durham.
How widely is this recognised?
12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Companion of the Order of the Bath in the New Year Honours 2023
Catherine Little
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
Bearsted, Kent
“For Public Service.”
Christine Middlemiss
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to the Veterinary and Farming Sectors.”
Colin Da’silva
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Dominic Herrington
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London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
Gaven Smith
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“For services to British foreign policy.”
Guy Antony Robinson
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Ian Booth
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Hampshire
“For services to Defence.”
Ian Francis Vallely
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James Morris
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James Swift
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Ludwig Karl Ford
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Mark Sweeney
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Knebworth, Hertfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Nina Cope
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London, Greater London
“For services to Law Enforcement and to Diversity.”
Paul Marshall,
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Simon Graham
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Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Clive Leslie Gritten
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Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Children, Young People and the community in Norfolk.”
Peter Alan Smith
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Lymington, Hampshire
“For services to British Maritime History and to the community in Southampton.”
Meena Upadhyaya
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Community Cohesion in Wales and to Medical Genetics.”
Nigel Travis
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Boxing and the community in Moss Side, Greater Manchester.”
David Dein
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London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Gabrielle Logan
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Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Alexander Gibson
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Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Moira Chrystal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Simon Wootton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rayleigh, Essex
“For services to the community in South Essex.”
David Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Diane Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.”
Michael West
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.”
Ruth Verner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Antrim, County Antrim
“For services to the community in County Antrim.”
Christine Wheatley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For services to the community in Horsted Keynes, West Sussex.”
Darren Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Olney, Buckinghamshire
“For Charitable Service, particularly to Birmingham Children’s Hospital.”
John Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Nicholas Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carnforth, Lancashire
“For services to the community in Over Kellet, Lancashire.”
Craig Trail
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
“For services to the community in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.”
Jean Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
Donald Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
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Companion of the Order of the Bath · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 63918, notice 4245790. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2023).
Published 30 December 2022.
Location (Newton Hall, County Durham) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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