Birthday Honours 2024
Saima Ashraf MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Policing.”
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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
15 June 2024
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Saima ASHRAF
Senior Finance Auditor, Merseyside Police
For services to Policing.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64423 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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- Blackburn, Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 518 times in the Birthday Honours List 2024 — about 38% of the list.
In their area
131 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Lancashire.
How widely is this recognised?
1,325 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
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Alan Ashton
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Alasdair Magill
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“For services to Cricket and to People with Interstitial Lung Disease.”
Alexander Walmsley
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“For services to Education.”
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Cirencester, Gloucestershire
“For services to Inclusivity and Diversity in Broadcasting.”
Alicia Hempleman-adams
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“For services to Hot Air Ballooning.”
Alison Baverstock
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“For charitable services to Families in the British Armed Forces Community.”
Alison Cairns
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Alistair Bradley
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Chorley, Lancashire
“For Political and Public Service.”
Amar Shah
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London, Greater London
“For services to Healthcare Improvement.”
Amy Dowden
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“For services to Fundraising and Raising Awareness of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.”
Amy Marren
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London, Greater London
“For services to Further Education and Apprenticeships.”
Andrea Wood
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Reading, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Andrew Airey
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“For services to the Prevention of Young Suicide.”
Andrew Beddows
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Grantham, Lincolnshire
“For services to Innovation and Business.”
Andrew Butterfield
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Andrew Campbell
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Goodwick, Dyfed
“For services to Tourism.”
Andrew Ford
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Andrew Hodkinson
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Wakefield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Children and Young People with SEND.”
Andrew Horsfall
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Andrew Lockett
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Torpoint, Cornwall
“For voluntary services to Veterans.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,325 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services. See the full list →
Lynn Brown
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Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
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.”
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.”
Brian Whitaker
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London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
Alexis Poole
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Exeter, Devon
“For services to Policing.”
Terence Woods
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Darwen, Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
Serena Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
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.”
Susan Holliday
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Alison Fossey
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“For services to Island Policing and to the wider community of Jersey.”
Ramona Senior
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Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
Carl Portman
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Banbury, Oxfordshire
“For services to Prisoners.”
Neil Byrne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Policing.”
Robert Nixon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Policing and Criminal Justice.”
John Robins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing.”
Michael Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation.”
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
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Ashford, Kent
“For services to Policing.”
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Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64423, notice 4645130. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2024).
Published 14 June 2024.
Location (Blackburn, Lancashire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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