New Year Honours 2008
Rachel Mary Rosalind HURST CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
human rights defender
“Director, Disability Awareness in Action. For services to Disabled People.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Director, Disability Awareness in Action. For services to Disabled People.
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- human rights defender
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“Director, Disability Awareness in Action. For services to Disabled People.”
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“Director, Disability Awareness in Action. For services to Disabled People.”
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“Director, Disability Awareness in Action. For services to Disabled People.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 95 times in the New Year Honours List 2008 — about 10% of the list.
In their area
29 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Wiltshire.
What organisation were they with?
human rights defender.
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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2008
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“Chief Executive, West Lothian Council. For services to Local Government.”
Allan Edward Cook
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“Chief Executive, Cobham plc. For services to the Defence and Aerospace Industries.”
Andrew Cameron
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“Chief Constable, Central Scotland Police. For services to the Police.”
Angela Mason
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London
“Lately Director, Women and Equality Unit, Department for Communities and Local Government.”
Ann Denise Hogbin
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Anthony Gordon Douglas
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“Chief Executive, Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service. For services to Family Justice and to Adoption.”
Brendan Foster
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Brian Henry Leonard
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Bronwen Mary Curtis
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Northamptonshire
“Lately Civil Service Commissioner and Chairman, Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. For services to the community.”
Claire Ighodaro
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Surrey
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David John Still
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Northumberland
“Managing Director, Clipper Windpower. For services to the Energy Industry.”
David William Quysner
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East Sussex
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Dennis Godfrey
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Belfast
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Diana Babar
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Dr Angela Isabella Agnes Lennox
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Dr Bill Kirkup
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Tyne and Wear
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Dr Brian Woods-Scawen
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Dr Charles Robert Saumarezsmith
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Dr Christine Braddock
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Dr Felicity Harvey
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Fiona Jayne Knight
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Corwen, Clwyd
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Eleanor Sarah Guedalla
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London, Greater London
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David Green
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Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
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Claire Flowers
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Bangor, County Down
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Sharon Brown
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire
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Maureen Bingham
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Lydney, Gloucestershire
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Sharifa Begum
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London, Greater London
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Claire Alleguen
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Hove, East Sussex
“Local Engagement Manager and Chair of OUTbound Network, Transport for London. For services to Diversity and Inclusion”
Simeon John Yates
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“Professor of Digital Culture, University of Liverpool. For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Hollie Whittles
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Telford, Shropshire
“Founder and Director, Purple Frog Systems and Fraggleworks. For services to Women in Business”
Emma Whitfield
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Walton-on-Thames, Surrey
“Member, National Autistic Society. For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities”
Claire Vincent
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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
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Birchington, Kent
“Lately Archdeacon of Southend and Campaigner. For services to Social Justice and to Women's Safety”
Clive Smith
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Cannock, Staffordshire
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Commander 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 (Wiltshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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