New Year Honours 2021
Wendy Williams CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For public service.”
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2020
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:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Wendy Ann WILLIAMS
Independent Lead, Windrush Lessons Learned Review and H.M. Inspector of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services
For public service.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63218 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
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“For public service.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 89 times in the New Year Honours List 2021 — about 6% of the list.
In their area
6 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Tyne and Wear.
How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
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“For services to Research.”
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“For services to Biochemistry.”
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“For services to Defence.”
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“For services to Pension Saving.”
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“For services to Education, to Culture and to Integration in Scotland.”
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“For services to the Economy and to Charity in Northern Ireland.”
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to the Scottish Public Sector.”
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“For services to Business, particularly during the Covid-19 response.”
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“For services to Financial Regulation and Financial Technology Innovation.”
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“For services to Criminal Justice.”
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Edward Peck
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Dymock, Gloucestershire
“For services to Higher Education.”
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Emma Jones
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London, Greater London
“For services to Small Businesses and to Entrepreneurs.”
Fayyaz Afzal
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Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to the Judiciary and to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Felicity Waley-cohen
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Banbury, Oxfordshire
“For services to Children’s Medicine.”
Francesca Happ�
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Jack Emsley
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Cynthia Davis
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Stephen Davis
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Jane Sidebottom
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“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
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London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
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Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
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Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63218, notice 3703430. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2021).
Published 30 December 2020.
Location (Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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