New Year Honours 2022
Sara Khan DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“For services to Human Rights and Counter Extremism.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
For services to Human Rights and Counter Extremism.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
01 January 2022
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
D.B.E.
To be Ordinary Dames Commander of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Sara KHAN
lately Lead Commissioner, Commission for Countering Extremism
For services to Human Rights and Counter Extremism.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63571 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Human Rights and Counter Extremism.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 15 times in the New Year Honours List 2022 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
6 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Hertfordshire.
How widely is this recognised?
2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2022
Diane Elizabeth Lees,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to Museums and Cultural Heritage.”
Emily Lawson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Henley-on-Thames, Berkshire
“For services to the NHS, particularly during Covid-19.”
Flora Duffy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
“For services to Sport in Bermuda.”
Helen Stokes-lampard
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to General Practice.”
Jennifer Harries
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Monmouth, Gwent
“For services to Health.”
Joanna Lumley
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Drama, to Entertainment and to Charitable Causes.”
Julie Lydon
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Stroud, Gloucestershire
“For services to Higher Education.”
June Raine
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
“For services to Healthcare and the Covid-19 Response.”
Laura Kenny
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Marton, Cheshire
“For services to Cycling.”
Sarah Springman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Egham, Surrey
“For services to Engineering and to International Sports Administration.”
Susan Gray
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Sylvia Heal
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Egham, Surrey
“For Political and Public Service.”
Vanessa Redgrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Drama.”
Vivienne Cox
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
“For services to Sustainability, and to Diversity and Inclusion in Business.”
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Others recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. See the full list →
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
Diane Redfern
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Slough, Berkshire
“For services to Disabled Riders.”
Elizabeth Prince
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Imran Hafeez
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Literacy Development and Social Inclusion in Bradford, West Yorkshire.”
Pamela Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
John Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Douglas Bott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Disabled People.”
Olubukola Babajide
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Kristian Barnfield-guest
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Chenelle Ansah
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Investment, to Women in Business and to Charity.”
Yasmin Khan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
“For services to Ending Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women.”
Diana Brightmore-armour
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women and Diversity in Financial Services.”
Martin Coppack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Social Equality and Inclusion.”
Janet Jeffrey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Children with Disabilities in Lesotho.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63571, notice 3956204. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2022).
Published 31 December 2021.
Location (Watford, Hertfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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