New Year Honours 2015
Uma MEHTA, CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• London Borough of Islington
Organisation: London Borough of Islington
“For services to Children.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2015
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Essex
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2015- Role at the time
- London Borough of Islington
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- Essex
“For services to Children.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 119 times in the New Year Honours List 2015 — about 9% of the list.
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How widely is this recognised?
3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 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 New Year Honours 2015
Adeeba Malik, M.B.E.,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Yorkshire
“For services to Interfaith and Community Cohesion.”
Alan Davey,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to the Arts.”
Alan Michael Eccles,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Staffordshire
Alasdair Glen Stirling,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Alastair Scott Dickinson,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
late Corps of Royal Engineers
Ali Smith,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Literature.”
Alice Mary Maynard,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Buckinghamshire
“For services to People with Disabilities and their Families.”
Alistair Stanyer Burns,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Cheshire
“for Dementia.”
Amanda Elizabeth Chessell,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Hampshire
“For services to Engineering.”
Amanda Elizabeth Wills
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
Amanda Margaret Tincknell,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Hampshire
“For services to the charitable sector.”
Amanda Phillips,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Essex
“For services to Education.”
Andrew Wyllie,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Buckinghamshire
Chief Executive
Anna Danielle Van Der Gaag,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Sussex
“For services to Health and Care.”
Anne Helen Richards, C.V.O.,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Edinburgh
Barbara Spicer,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Merseyside
“For services to Education, Learning and Skills.”
Benjamin John Bathurst, O.B.E.,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Bill Whyte,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
East Lothian
Brent Shawzin Hoberman
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Entrepreneurship.”
Carl Morell Scott, A.F.C.,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Caroline Elizabeth Whalley,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Education.”
Caroline Rush,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to the British Fashion Industry.”
Carolyn Makinson,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
USA
Executive Director
Christopher Brinsmead,
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Cheshire
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Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
Neil Martin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Katie Misselbrook
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Janet Cooper
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Speech and Language Development for Children and Young People.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Christopher Turner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hockley, Essex
“For services to Young People in Essex.”
Neerasha Singh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Greenhithe, Kent
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Karen Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtown, Powys
“For services to Young People.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Jeremy Penn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Young People.”
Michelle John
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Family Support and Advocacy.”
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Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2015).
Published 31 December 2014.
Location (Essex) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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