Birthday Honours 2013
Susan Penelope AKERS CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Organisation: Metropolitan Police Service
“Lately Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to Policing.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Lately Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to Policing.
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“Lately Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to Policing.”
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“Lately Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to Policing.”
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“Lately Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to Policing.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 109 times in the Birthday Honours List 2013 — about 9% of the list.
In their area
153 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Surrey.
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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
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2013
Alban Francis Xavier Green
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
West Sussex
“Chief Executive, Leigh Academies Trust, Kent. For services to Education.”
Allan John Bowman
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
East Sussex
“Chair, Social Care Institute for Excellence. For services to Social Care.”
Allan Johnstone Massie
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“Journalist and Author. For services to Literature.”
Anthony Stanley Lau-Walker
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Surrey
“Chief Executive, Eastleigh College and Member, UK Commission for Employment and Skills. For services to Further Education.”
Anthony Tomei
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Lately Director, the Nuffield Foundation. For services to Education.”
Brian Stein
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Nottinghamshire
“For services to Business and to the community in Leicestershire.”
Caroline Louise Cooper
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Chief Operating Officer, Big Society Capital. For services to Social Investment.”
Cecil Duckworth
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Worcestershire
“For services to charity and to the community in Worcestershire.”
Charles Dopsey Mackay
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Chairman, Historic Royal Palaces. For services to Heritage and Conservation.”
Chief Constable John Kevin Smith
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Glasgow
“Lately Chief Constable, Central Scotland Police. For services to Law and Order in Central Scotland.”
Christie Smith
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
East Lothian
“Lately Head of Police and Fire Reform Division, Scottish Government. For services to Emergency Services Reform in Scotland.”
Christine Farnish
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
East Sussex
“For services to Financial Services and Consumer Affairs.”
Christopher John Allison
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Middlesex
“National Olympic Security Co-ordinator for London 2012. For services to the Security of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Claire Bloom
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Actress. For services to Drama.”
Councillor Gary Andrew Porter
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Lincolnshire
“Leader, South Holland District Council and Vice Chairman, Local Government Association. For services to Local Government.”
Dale Jane Murray
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Entrepreneur and Business Investor. For services to Business.”
David Anthony Sargent
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Tyne and Wear
“General Director, Sage Gateshead. For services to the Arts in North East England.”
David Frederick Montague
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Group Chief Executive, London and Quadrant. For services to Housing in London.”
David John Pitchford
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Head of Profession, Major Projects Authority. For services to Government Project Management.”
David Mcletchie
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Edinburgh
“Member of the Scottish Parliament and former Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party.”
David Peter Walden
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Surrey
“Board Member, Affinity Trust. For services to Health and Social Care.”
Dennis Vincent Hone
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Bedfordshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Olympic Delivery Authority. For services to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Dinah Elizabeth Caine
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Chief Executive Officer, Creative Skillset. For services to the Creative Industries.”
Dorothy Carrington Thompson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Chief Executive, Drax Group plc. For services to the UK Electricity Industry.”
In the same field
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 →
Marcos Petrou
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“For services to policing and security in the Sovereign Base Areas.”
Xavier Richard Buhagiar
PersonOverseas Territories Police Fire Service Medal · 2026
“For services to police training and leadership in the Gibraltar Defence Police.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, County Borough of Belfast
“Serious Crime Exhibits and Property Manager, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Policing”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“Police Constable, West Yorkshire Police. For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“Special Constable, West Midlands Police and Charity Trustee, Shree Krishna Temple. For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands”
Michael John William Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“Special Sergeant, West Midlands Police. For services to Policing”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“Police Constable, Warwickshire Police. For services to Policing and to Veterans”
Janice Bulfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fordingbridge, Dorset
“Police Staff, Thames Valley Police. For services to Policing”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Civilian Librarian, HM Prison Thameside, Serco Ltd. For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation”
Peter Wilford Williams
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Police Education and Training”
Brian Phillip Whitaker
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Police Staff, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to Policing and to National Security”
Maria Angela McNICHOLL
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Development Manager, St Giles. For services to Prisons and Prisoners”
Kyle Gordon
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swanley, Kent
“Police Sergeant, British Transport Police. For services to Transport Policing”
Victoria Eccleston
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“Senior Probation Officer, National Probation Service. For services to Women on Probation”
Ian Drysdale
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“Deputy Chief Officer, Kent Police. For services to Policing”
Karen Jayne Andrew
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, Mid Glamorgan
“Magistrate West Glamorgan Bench and Independent Monitoring Board Member HM Prison Swansea. For services to Prisoners, to the Administration of Justice and to the community in Swansea.”
Alexis Mary Poole
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“Assistant Chief Officer, Devon and Cornwall Police. For services to Policing”
David Barry Dein
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Founder, The Twinning Project. For services to Football and to Charity”
Andrea Elaine Bennett
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“Regional Probation Director, North West Probation HM Prison and Probation Service. For services to Probation”
Terence Woods
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Darwen, Lancashire
“Deputy Chief Constable, Greater Manchester Police. For services to Policing”
Paul Taylor
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire
“Police Chief Scientific Adviser, National Police Chiefs' Council. For services to Science in Policing”
Serena Margaret Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“Lately Chief Constable, Merseyside Police. For services to Policing”
James Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Northumberland
“Special Constable, Northumbria Police. For services to Policing”
Kanti Karsan Pindoria
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Police Staff, Special Constable and Volunteer Police Cadet Leader, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to Policing and to the community in London”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2013). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2013.
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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