Order of the British Empire, Dame (DBE) and Commander (CBE)
Professor Valerie Beral, For serv Science.
Dr Claire Bertschinger, For serv Nursing and to International Humanitarian Aid.
Councillor Ellen Margaret Eaton, OBE, Chair, Local Government Association. For serv Local Government.
Dr Susan Elizabeth Ion, OBE, Visting Professor, Imperial College, London and Chair, UK Fusion Advisory Board. For serv Science and Engineering.
Mrs Clare Oriana Tickell, Chief exec, Action for Children. For serv Young People.
Mrs Marcia Twelftree, Formerly Headteacher, Charters School, Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire. For serv lcl and national Education.
James Christopher Armfield, OBE, For serv the commty in Lancashire.
Charles David Ogilvy Barrie, Formerly dir, Art Fund. For serv the Visual Arts.
Parmajit Paul Singh Bassi, DL, Chairman, Bond Wolfe. For serv Business and to the commty in the West Midlands.
William Robert Baxter, Deputy ch exec, BaxterStorey. For serv the Catering Industry.
Ms Ann Beasley, Director of Finance and Performance, National Offender Management Service, Ministry of Justice.
Edward Farquharson Bowen, Sheriff Principal of Lothian and Borders. For serv the Administration of Justice in Scotland.
Councillor Peter Box, Leader, Wakefield Metropolitan District Council and chm, Yorkshire and Humber Assembly. For serv Local Government.
Professor Donal Donat Conor Bradley, FRS, Lee-Lucas Professor of Experimental Physics and Deputy Principal, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London. For serv Science.
Professor Alice Brown, Formerly Scottish Public Services Ombudsman. For publ service.
Ms Natalie Anna Ceeney, Chief exec, National Archives, Ministry of Justice.
Mrs Lauran Margaret Chatburn, Principal and ch exec, Bury College. For serv Further Education.
Professor David Martin Chiddick, Formerly vice-Chancellor, University of Lincoln. For serv lcl and national Higher Education.
Lawrence Churchill, Chairman, Pension Protection Fund. For publ service.
Robert Brodie Clark, Head of Border Force, UK Border Agency, Home Office.
Barry Michael Cockcroft, Chief Dental Officer, Department of Health.
Christopher Cohen, Formerly chm, Athletics Sports Assembly Executive Committee, International Paralympic Committee. For serv Sport.
Ms Sarah Patricia Connolly, Opera Singer. For serv Classical Music.
Rodney Cousens, Chief exec Officer, Codemasters. For serv the Computer Games Industry.
Dr Michael John Cresswell, Director-General, Assessment and Qualifications Alliance. For serv Education.
Professor Ian Richard Crute, Formerly dir, Rothamsted Research. For serv Plant Science.
His Honour Judge Keith Charles Cutler, Circuit Judge. For serv the Adminstration of Justice.
Dr George Daniels, MBE, Master Watchmaker. For serv Horology.
Professor Janet Howard Darbyshire, OBE, Director, Clinical Trials Unit, Medical Research Council. For serv Clinical Science.
Ms Helen Anne Dent, Chief exec, Family Action. For serv Children and Families.
Graham Thomas Devlin, For serv the Arts.
Professor Carol Dezateux, Professor of Paediatric Epidemiology, UCL Institute of Child Health. For serv Science.
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Dodd, Formerly consultant Physiotherapist, Cystic Fibrosis, South Manchester University Hospital NHS Trust. For serv Healthcare.
Peter Donohoe, Pianist. For serv Classical Music.
Mrs Trudi Margaret Elliott, Regional dir, Government Office for the West Midlands, Department for Communities and Local Government.
Mrs Margaret Fay, OBE, For serv the Regional Development Agency, One North East.
George Ferguson, For serv Architecture and to the commty in the South West.
Professor Stephen John Field, Head of Workforce and Regional Postgraduate Dean, NHS West Midlands and chm of College Council, R College of General Practitioners. For serv Medicine.
Christopher Mark Fisher, Director, Jobseekers and Skills, Employment Group, Department for Work and Pensions.
Professor Alastair Hugh Fitter, FRS, Pro-vice-Chancellor for Research, University of York. For serv Environmental Science.
Brian Roy Fleet, MBE, Senior Airbus UK vice-president. For serv the Aerospace Industry.
His Honour Judge David Robert Fletcher, Circuit Judge. For serv the Administration of Justice in Merseyside.
Winston Fletcher, Formerly chm, Advertising Standards Board of Finance. For serv the Creative Industries.
Neil Raymond Flint, Deputy dir, New Academies Division, Department for Children, Schools and Families.
Ms Helen Fraser, Formerly managing dir, Penguin UK. For serv the Publishing Industry.
Professor John Fyfe, For serv Partnership Working and to Regeneration Worldwide, particularly in West Cumbria.
David Goldstone, For publ service.
Anthony Simonds-Gooding, Chairman, D&AD. For serv the Creative Industries.
Professor Sean Patrick Gorman, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences and Professor of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Queen\'s University Belfast. For serv Healthcare.
Lucian Charles Grainge, Chairman and ch exec Officer, Universal Music Group International. For serv the Creative Industries.
Robert Douglas Greig, Chief exec, National Development Team for Inclusion. For serv People with Special Needs.
Mrs Bethan Haulwen Guilfoyle, Headteacher, Treorchy Comprehensive School. For serv Education in Wales.
Ms Maggi Hambling, OBE, Painter and Sculptor. For serv Art.
Ian Hardie, Deputy dir, Corporation Tax and VAT, Business Tax, HM Revenue and Customs.
Dr Christopher Charles Harling, Director, NHS Plus. For serv Occupational Health.
Martin Harman, For serv International Trade and to the Legal Profession.
Dr Colin Robert Harrison, Chairman, Chemistry Innovation Knowledge Transfer Network. For serv Technology.
Ms Emma Harrison, Chair, A4e. For serv Unemployed People and to the Voluntary Sector.
Mrs Frances Hartley, Formerly Headteacher, Deans Primary School, Salford. For serv Education.
Mrs Sally Lorinda Hobbs, HM Deputy ch inspector, Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate.
Peter Michael Holland, QFSM, Chief Fire Officer, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service. For serv Local Government.
Timothy Stancliffe Hollis, QPM, Chief Constable, Humberside Police. For serv the Police.
Mrs Helen Jackson, For serv the Women and Pensions Network and to the commty in South Yorkshire.
Dyfrig Dafydd Joseff John, Formerly Deputy chm and ch exec, HSBC Bank. For serv the Financial Services Industry.
Ms Penny Johnson, Director, Government Art Collection, Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Mrs Julie Jones, OBE, Chief exec, Social Care Institute for Excellence. For serv Local Government.
Robert Jones, Formerly chm, Association of Police Authorities. For serv the Police.
Professor Peter Graham Edward Kennedy, Burton Professor of Neurology, University of Glasgow. For serv Clinical Science.
Mrs Lowri Alice Khan, Team Leader, Intervention, Strategy and Markets Team, HM Treasury.
Paul Leighton, QPM, Formerly Deputy ch Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For serv the Police.
Lady Rosa Lipworth, For charitable serv.
Ms Phyllida Lloyd, Theatre dir. For serv Drama.
James Loughran, Conductor. For serv Classical Music.
David Clifford Loughton, Chief exec, R Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust. For serv Healthcare.
Ian David Luder, Formerly Lord Mayor of the City of London. For publ service.
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Madden, For publ service.
Professor Robert James Mair, FRS, Master of Jesus College and Professor of Geotechnical Engineering, University of Cambridge. For serv Engineering.
Hew Mathewson, President, General Dental Council. For serv Healthcare.
Professor Denise Angela McAlister, Pro-vice-Chancellor, Teaching and Learning, University of Ulster. For serv Higher Education in Northern Ireland.
William David McWilliam, Superintendent, Merseyside Police. For serv the Police and to Young People.
David Leonard Moore, Formerly Her Majesty\'s Inspector of Education and assistant divisional mgr, Ofsted.
Mrs Candy Morris, Chief exec, NHS South East Coast Strategic Health Authority. For serv Healthcare.
Mrs Diana Lesley Morrison, Headteacher, St. Martin-in-the-Fields High School for Girls, Lambeth, London. For serv lcl and national Education.
Stephen Thurston Munby, Chief exec, National College for Leadership of Schools and Children\'s Services. For serv Education.
Professor Adrian Charles Newland, Professor of Haematology and dir, Pathology Clinical Academic Unit, Barts and the London NHS Trust. For serv Medicine.
Dr William Gerard O\'Hare, Chairman, University of Ulster Foundation. For serv Higher Education and to Regeneration in Northern Ireland.
David Malcolm Orr, Director Corporate Services, Department of Finance and Personnel, Northern Ireland Executive.
John Scott Perry, Chief exec, Scottish Enterprise. For serv Business.
Dr David Price, Chief exec, Chemring Group plc. For serv the Defence Industry.
Ms Imelda Redmond, Chief exec, Carers UK. For serv Disadvantaged People.
Dr Sian Eluned Rees, Inspector of Ancient Monuments, Cadw, Welsh Assembly Government.
Ms Caroline Mary Rookes, Director, Planning for Retirement and Older People, Department for Work and Pensions.
Ms Tessa Sarah (Mrs Ross) Scantlebury, Controller of Film and Drama, Channel 4. For serv Broadcasting.
Alastair Eric Hotson Salvesen, For serv the Arts and to Charity in Scotland.
Graham Edward Sheffield, Artistic dir, Barbican Centre, London. For serv the Arts.
Adrian Shooter, Chairman, Chiltern Railway Company Ltd. For serv the Rail Industry.
Mrs Ruth Sims, OBE, For voluntary service to Palliative Care in Uganda.
John Brian Sinnott, Chief exec, Leicestershire County Council. For serv Local Government.
Professor Christopher John Skinner, FBA, Professor, Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute, University of Southampton. For serv Social Science.
Paul Spencer, Formerly chm, National Savings and Investments. For serv the Financial Services Industry.
Mrs Janice Stevens, National dir, Healthcare Associated Infections Programme, Department of Health. For serv Nursing.
Professor William James Swindall, OBE, Consulting dir, QUILL Centre, Queen\'s University Belfast. For serv Environmental Science.
Ms Kathleen Thomas, Principal, Oldham College, Manchester. For serv Further Education.
Ms Margaret Maud Tyzack, OBE, Actress. For serv Drama.
Professor Karen Vousden, FRS, FRSE, Director, Beatson Institute for Cancer Research. For serv Clinical Science.
Ms Susan Toni Wardell, Director, Middle East, Caribbean, Asia (East, Central) and Brit Overseas Territories, Department for International Development.
John David Whittaker, Deputy dir, Employment Policy, Cabinet Office.
Ms Vanessa Wiseman, Formerly Headteacher, Langdon School and Sports College, Newham, London. For serv Education.
John Briscoe Wright, For serv the Federation of Small Businesses.
Professor Michael Wright, DL, Vice-Chancellor, Canterbury Christ Church University. For serv Higher Education and to the commty in Kent.
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