Birthday Honours 2019
Sandra Kerr CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Equality and to Diversity.”
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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
8 June 2019
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:
Sandra KERR O.B.E.
Race Equality Director, Business in the Community
For services to Equality and to Diversity.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62666 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Equality and to Diversity.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 121 times in the Birthday Honours List 2019 — about 9% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,958 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
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 2019
Adrian Crellin
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“For services to Radiotherapy.”
Alan Mcdevitt
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Dunbartonshire
“For services to the NHS and to General Practitioners in Scotland.”
Andrew Heath
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London
“For services to the Music Industry.”
Anna Vignoles (anna Griffiths)
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Saffron Walden, Essex
“For services to Social Sciences.”
Anna-Marie Morrison
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Hitchin, Hertfordshire
“For services to Apprenticeships.”
Anthony Laithwaite
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Oxfordshire
“For services to the UK and Global Wine Industry.”
Barnaby Lenon
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Oxfordshire
“For services to Education.”
Benedict Evans
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London
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Bharat Shah
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Northwood, London
“For services to Business, Economic Growth, to Exporting, Independent Pharmacy Sector and to Philanthropy.”
Bryan Appleyard
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London
“For services to Journalism and the Arts.”
Caroline Low
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London
“For public service.”
Catherine Bradley
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London
“For public service.”
Charles Donald Hendry
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“For services to UK trade and investment.”
Christina Hallett
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Bristol
“For services to Civil Society, to Mentoring and to Coaching.”
Colin Robertson
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Edinburgh
“For services to Exports and to the Bus and Coach Manufacturing Sector.”
David Evan Roberts
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Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Financial Services and to the NHS.”
David Gill
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Greater Manchester
“For services to Football.”
David Gray
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London
“For services to Regulation.”
David Southwood
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London
“For services to Space Science and Industry in the UK and Europe.”
David Strang
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Edinburgh
“For services to Law and Order.”
Deborah Gillatt, (mrs Goldsmith)
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Croydon, London
“For services to the Economy.”
Deidre Ford
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Radio.”
Derek Vaughan
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Swansea
“For political and public service.”
Elizabeth Barnes
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Staffordshire
“For services to Higher Education.”
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Others recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,958 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. See the full list →
Dawn Tinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
Alice Wintergold
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For services to People with Disabilities.”
Tyron Woodford
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Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion in the Rail Sector.”
Alison Turner
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Christopher Symes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ellesmere, Shropshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Barbara Sved
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled and Learning Disabled Adults in Harrow and Northwood, Greater London.”
Jennifer Smyth
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Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Mary Mitchell
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Fiona Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People.”
David Green
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Manchester.”
Claire Flowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Girls and Young Women.”
Sharon Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Maureen Bingham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lydney, Gloucestershire
“For services to Operational Delivery, Logistics and to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Sharifa Begum
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women.”
Claire Alleguen
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Simeon Yates
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Claire Vincent
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science.”
Clive Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cannock, Staffordshire
“For voluntary services to Disabled Riders.”
Ronald Sawford
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Charity and to Disabled People.”
Karen Salter (kay Salter)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled People and to the community in Bexley.”
Becky Ruddy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Thurso, Caithness
“For services to Women in the Nuclear Industry.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62666, notice 3294148. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2019).
Published 7 June 2019.
Location (Surrey) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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