Birthday Honours 2010
Stephen James FINNIGAN CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
police officer
Organisation: Lancashire Constabulary
“Chief Constable, Lancashire Constabulary. For services to the Police.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Constable, Lancashire Constabulary. For services to the Police.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2010- Role at the time
- police officer
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- Merseyside
“Chief Constable, Lancashire Constabulary. For services to the Police.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“Chief Constable, Lancashire Constabulary. For services to the Police.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 104 times in the Birthday Honours List 2010 — about 11% of the list.
In their area
33 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Merseyside.
What organisation were they with?
police officer, Lancashire Constabulary.
How widely is this recognised?
925 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
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Ann Margaret Green
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Anne Galbraith
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“Chair, Valuation Tribunal Service. For public service.”
Brian Etheridge
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Hampshire
“Director, Civil Service Capability Group, Cabinet Office.”
Bryan Davis
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Down
“Chief Executive, Social Security Agency Department for Social Development, Northern Ireland Executive.”
Catherine Zeta Jones
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London
“Actor. For services to the Film Industry and to Charity.”
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“Chief Executive Officer, Serco Group plc. For services to Business and to Charity.”
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Japan
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“Chief Operating Officer, Admiral Group. For services to the Insurance Industry and to Charity.”
David Gregory
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David Radcliffe Stone
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South Yorkshire
“Chairman, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Healthcare.”
Douglas Edwin Oakervee
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Newmarket, Suffolk
“Lately Chairman, Crossrail. For services to Civil Engineering.”
Dr David Stuart English
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2010
London
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Dr Jean Venables
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2010
Surrey
“President, Institution of Civil Engineers. For services to Civil Engineering.”
Dr Karl Joseph Mackie
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2010
London
“Chief Executive and Mediator, Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution. For services to Mediation.”
Dr Karl William Pamp Jenkins
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2010
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“Composer. For services to Music.”
Dr Marshall Paul Elliott
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Kent
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Dr Mary Armitage
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Dorset
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Dr Michael Longley
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“Poet. For services to Literature.”
Dr Neil Suggett
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Dr Paul Langmaid
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Dr Robert James Young
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Dr Robert Scott Steedman
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London
“Vice-President, Royal Academy of Engineering. For services to Engineering.”
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Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 925 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services. See the full list →
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Scott Caswell
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
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Janice Bulfield
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Neil Barclay
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London, Greater London
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Peter Wilford Williams
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Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Police Education and Training”
Brian Phillip Whitaker
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London, Greater London
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Maria Angela McNICHOLL
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London, Greater London
“Development Manager, St Giles. For services to Prisons and Prisoners”
Kyle Gordon
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Swanley, Kent
“Police Sergeant, British Transport Police. For services to Transport Policing”
Victoria Eccleston
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Preston, Lancashire
“Senior Probation Officer, National Probation Service. For services to Women on Probation”
Ian Drysdale
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Ashford, Kent
“Deputy Chief Officer, Kent Police. For services to Policing”
Karen Jayne Andrew
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Swansea, Mid Glamorgan
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Alexis Mary Poole
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Exeter, Devon
“Assistant Chief Officer, Devon and Cornwall Police. For services to Policing”
David Barry Dein
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London, Greater London
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Preston, Lancashire
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Terence Woods
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Darwen, Lancashire
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Paul Taylor
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Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire
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Serena Margaret Kennedy
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“Lately Chief Constable, Merseyside Police. For services to Policing”
James Thompson
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Northumberland
“Special Constable, Northumbria Police. For services to Policing”
Kanti Karsan Pindoria
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London, Greater London
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2010
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2010). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2010.
Location (Merseyside) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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