New Year Honours 2008
Prof Rajvinder Singh KANDOLA OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“Member, National Employment Panel. For services to Disadvantaged People and to Diversity.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Member, National Employment Panel. For services to Disadvantaged People and to Diversity.
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“Member, National Employment Panel. For services to Disadvantaged People and to Diversity.”
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“Member, National Employment Panel. For services to Disadvantaged People and to Diversity.”
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“Member, National Employment Panel. For services to Disadvantaged People and to Diversity.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 235 times in the New Year Honours List 2008 — about 25% of the list.
In their area
95 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Warwickshire.
How widely is this recognised?
2,161 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 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 2008
Adrian Roger Wyatt
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hertfordshire
“Chief Executive, Quintain Estates and Development plc and Founder, Investment Property Forum. For services to the Property Industry.”
Alan James Walker
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Cheshire
“Finance Director, Jaguar Cars. For services to the Automotive Industry and to Disadvantaged People in Merseyside.”
Alastair Jesse Head Macnish
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Renfrewshire
“Lately Chair, Accounts Commission for Scotland. For services to Local Government.”
Alexander Jamieson
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Valencia Province
“Lately Chief Executive, Includem. For services to the Youth Justice System in Scotland.”
Alison Jane Watt
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Edinburgh
“Artist. For services to Art.”
Alison Logan
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Glasgow
“For services to Community Relations.”
Alison Mary Mcdonald
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Sussex
“Senior Manager, Processing Directorate, Portsmouth, HM Revenue and Customs.”
Alison Richards
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Oxfordshire
“For services to UNICEF UK.”
Amir Kabal
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Staffordshire
“Member, Learning and Skills Council, National Equality and Diversity Sub-Committee. For services to Training and to the community in East Staffordshire.”
Andrew Keddie
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Fife
“Lately Chair, Scottish Police Conveners' Forum. For public service.”
Andrew Lake
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Grade B1, Ministry of Defence.”
Andrew Stewart Trotter
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Kent
“Deputy Chief Constable, British Transport Police. For services to the Police.”
Ann Beynon
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
South Glamorgan
“Director Wales, BT. For services to Business.”
Ann Marie Grinstead
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hampshire
“Lately Non-Executive Director, Valuation Office Agency. For public service.”
Anthony Clive Davies
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Lancashire
“Managing Director, Focus Education UK Ltd. For services to School Inspections.”
Anthony Mcgann
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Merseyside
“For services to the community in the Vauxhall and Kirkdale Districts of Liverpool.”
Anton Setchell
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Buckinghamshire
“Assistant Chief Constable, Association of Chief Police Officers. For services to the Police.”
Audrey Ruth Burton
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
North Yorkshire
“For charitable services in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.”
Barbara Dana Broccoli
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London, London
“Film Producer. For services to the Film Industry.”
Barbara Elizabeth Riddell
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Kent
“Director of Resources, London Fire Brigade. For services to the Fire and Rescue Service.”
Barbara Margaret Gildea
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Executive Vice-President, Human Resources, Rolls Royce. For services to Business.”
Barbara Thorndick
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Chief Executive, West Kent Housing Association. For services to Social Housing.”
Bernard Mcguigan
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Armagh
“Head of Estate Management, Northern Ireland Office.”
Brian Wareham
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hampshire
“For services to Crimestoppers.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,161 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. See the full list →
Dawn Moir Tinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
Alice Wintergold
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“Consultant Clinical Scientist, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. For services to People with Disabilities”
Tyron Marcus Woodford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“Access Planning Assistant for Network Rail. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in the Rail Sector”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chair, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation UK. For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community”
Christopher Symes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ellesmere, Shropshire
“Trustee and lately Chair, The Lyneal Trust. For services to Disabled People”
Barbara Celia Sved
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled and Learning Disabled Adults in Harrow and Northwood, Greater London”
Jennifer Elizabeth Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“Lately Head Coach, England National Amputee Football Team. For services to Disability Sport”
Mary Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“National Returns Progression Officer, Home Office. For services to Diversity and Inclusion”
Jenny Ann McBRIEN
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, County Borough of Belfast
“Patient Advocate. For services to Women Living with Breast Cancer”
Fiona Jayne Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People”
Eleanor Sarah Guedalla
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football for Women and Marginalised Communities”
David Green
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“Duty Manager, Transport for Greater Manchester. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Manchester”
Claire Flowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“Chief Executive Officer, Girlguiding Ulster. For services to Girls and Young Women”
Sharon Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“Chief Executive, DIAL Barnsley. For services to Disabled People”
Maureen Bingham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lydney, Gloucestershire
“Supply Chain, Defence Equipment and Support and Menopause Network Chair, Ministry of Defence. For services to Operational Delivery, Logistics and to Diversity and Inclusion”
Sharifa Begum
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Employment Adviser, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Women”
Claire Alleguen
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“Local Engagement Manager and Chair of OUTbound Network, Transport for London. For services to Diversity and Inclusion”
Simeon John Yates
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“Professor of Digital Culture, University of Liverpool. For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“Founder and Director, Purple Frog Systems and Fraggleworks. For services to Women in Business”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey
“Member, National Autistic Society. For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities”
Claire Vincent
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“Deputy Director Marine and Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science”
Wilhelmina Tokcumboh Smallman
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Birchington, Kent
“Lately Archdeacon of Southend and Campaigner. For services to Social Justice and to Women's Safety”
Clive Smith
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cannock, Staffordshire
“Honorary Life Vice-President and lately National Equine Lead, Riding for the Disabled Association. For voluntary services to Disabled Riders”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2008). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2007.
Location (Warwickshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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