New Year Honours 2006
Sarah Cooke OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Director • British Institute of Human Rights
“For services to Human Rights.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2006
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2006- Role at the time
- Director, British Institute of Human Rights
“For services to Human Rights.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 284 times in the New Year Honours List 2006 — about 24% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Director, British Institute of Human Rights.
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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2006
Adrian Long
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“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.”
Ailsa Rosemary May Domanova
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Second World War veterans and widows in the Slovak Republic and to UK-Slovak relations.”
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.”
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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
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Christopher Symes
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Ellesmere, Shropshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Scott Rogers
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Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Claire Flowers
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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
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Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Ronald Sawford
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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
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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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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2006
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2006 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 31 December 2005.
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