Birthday Honours 2018
Robert Ayling CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For public service.”
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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
9 June 2018
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her 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:
Robert John AYLING
Lately Chairman of the Board, HM Courts and Tribunals Service
For public service.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62310 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For public service.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 98 times in the Birthday Honours List 2018 — about 7% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 Birthday Honours 2018
Alexander Begbie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Edinburgh
“For services to Business and Social Inclusion.”
Alexander John Marshall
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Hampshire
“For services to Policing.”
Alison Janet Elliot
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Edinburgh
“For public service.”
Alun Evans
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Scholarship.”
Alun Tucker
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Cardiff
“For services to International Justice.”
Andrew Green
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Ann Heathwaite
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Lancashire
“For services to Scientific Research and Advice to the Government.”
Arthur Gascoigne
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Surrey
“For services to the Arts.”
Barbara Allison
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Lanarkshire
“For public service.”
Bashir Al-hashimi
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Hampshire
“For services to Computer Engineering and to Industry.”
Brenda Trenowden
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Kent
“For services to Exports in the Financial Sector and to Gender Equality.”
Brendan Mcguigan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Down
“For services to Justice in Northern Ireland.”
Brent Cheshire
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
West Sussex
“For services to the Renewable Energy Sector.”
Caroline Brazier
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
North Yorkshire
“For services to Librarianship and to Higher Education.”
Christoffel Brink
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Higher Education.”
Colin Herron
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Business and to the Renewable Energy Sector.”
David Eyton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Engineering and to Energy.”
David Havelock
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Surrey
“For services to the Economy.”
David Kinder
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Abroad
“For public service and services to Mental Wellbeing.”
David Orr
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Housing.”
David Wood
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Tyne and Wear
“For political and public service.”
Dinah Casson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Design.”
Dionne Collins
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and the British Association of Women in Policing.”
Edward Hardy
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Surrey
“For services to Drama.”
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Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jonathan Stephen Cunliffe
PersonKnight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Moira Chrystal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Brian Robertson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Emily Jarvis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Caroline Bird
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Graham Metcalfe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Welton, Lincolnshire
“For Public Service.”
Alison Lawson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Andrea Kinver
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For Public Service.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For Public Service.”
Samuel Jenkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christopher Howarth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Southport, Merseyside
“For Public Service.”
Anne Holland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62310, notice 3041486. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2018).
Published 8 June 2018.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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