
New Year Honours 2006
Roy William Bishop OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to the Fire Service and to the people of London.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to the Fire Service and to the people of London.
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 271 times in the New Year Honours List 2006 — about 26% of the list.
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 New Year Honours 2006
Adrian Long
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Higher Education and to Engineering.”
Adrian Peter Lewis
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
Royal Air Force
Agnes Elizabeth Nan Hill
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Medicine.”
Alan Charles Hinkes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Sport.”
Alan Francis Pegler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Railway Heritage.”
Alan George Waller
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Logistics.”
Alan John Bates
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Heritage.”
Alan Richard Norman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Telecommunications.”
Alan Sykes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“for Standards in Education.”
Alan Thomas Roach
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Alan Yau
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to the Hospitality Industry.”
Alastair McInnes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Export.”
Alastair Walter Wilson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Medicine.”
Albert Andrew Poggio
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
Alexander John Hannam
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Alexander Moffat
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Art.”
Alfred Carr
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to the Food Industry.”
Andrew Barnett Richards
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For ophthalmic services to disadvantaged people in South Asia and Africa.”
Andrew Jamieson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to British business interests and to sustainable development in Nigeria.”
Andrew John Fairlie Picken
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
Deputy Director
Andrew Self
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Higher Education.”
Angela Dale of Quantitative Social Research
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Social Science.”
Ann Christine Eames
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Ann Robinson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Further Education.”
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 · 2006
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2006).
Published 31 December 2005.
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