Inclusion — New Year Honours List 2026 2026
19 recipients recognised for this theme in this round
Medal / BEM
Jonathan Tear
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashtead, Surrey
“Head of Public Body Reviews, Department for Transport. For services to Diversity and Inclusion, and to Charity”
Sonia Lynette Hazel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bedford, Bedfordshire
“Assurance and Controls Manager, HS2, Network Rail. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in the Rail Sector”
Carter Goodby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire
“People Business Partner, London North Eastern Railway. For services to Diversity and Inclusion”
Martin John Coppack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“Lately Director, FairByDesign. For services to Social Equality and Inclusion”
Sally Bridge
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, County Borough of Belfast
“Student Support Administrator, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion”
Member (MBE)
Sajid Ebrahim Varda
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Founder and Chief Executive Officer, UK Muslim Film and Muslim International Film Festival. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in the Film and Television Industry”
Avtar Singh Matharu
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“Professor of Chemistry, University of York. For services to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and to Interfaith and Community Cohesion”
Alexandra Knight
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Morpeth, Northumberland
“Founder and Chief Executive Officer, STEMAZING. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Engineering”
Divine Charura
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Birstall, West Yorkshire
“Professor of Counselling Psychology, York St John University. For services to Inclusion and to the Advancement of Counselling and Psychotherapy in Research and Practice”
Maureen Berry
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“Business Analyst, HM Revenue and Customs. For services to Inclusion”
Safaraz Ali
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Chief Executive Officer, Pathway Group. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Business”
Tea Colaianni
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bournemouth, Dorset
“Founder and Chair, WiHTL and Diversity in Retail. For services to Inclusion in the Hospitality, Travel, Leisure and Retail Sectors”
Officer (OBE)
Ethan Robert Spibey
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bury, Lancashire
“For services to Blood Donation Equality and Inclusion”
Giles Shilson
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Lately Chair, City Bridge Foundation. For services to Outreach and Inclusion and to Charity”
Advolly Xotshiwe Taylor Richmond
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“Plant, Garden, Social Historian and Champion, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. For services to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Horticulture”
Abida Ghafoor
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Arc Management Consulting. For services to Business and to Diversity and Inclusion”
Jo Field
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chair, Women in Transport. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Transport.”
Commander (CBE)
Sarah Catherine Sharples
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“Lately Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Transport. For services to Transportation, to Manufacturing Research and to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion”
Cathryn Elizabeth Riley
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Staines-upon-Thames, Berkshire
“Lately Chair and Non-Executive Director, AA Insurance Services, Financial Services Compensation Scheme, Liberty Managing Agency Ltd, Nucleus Financial Group. For services to Business Leadership and Inclusion”