People and firms: Birthday honours for HMRC officials

Sixteen HMRC officials have been honoured in the Queen's Birthday Honours List: 

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE):

• Serena Mary Sarah Hardy, Director, Personal Tax, Benefits and Credits and Corporate Services, Solicitor's Office
• Robert Humm, Director, Litigation, Solicitor's Office
• Judith Mary Knott, Director of CT, International and Anti-Avoidance

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE):

• Andrew Nicholas Farrar, Head of Exchequer Losses, Benefits and Credits
• Judith Kelly, Tobacco Policy Branch Manager, Excise Policy 

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE):

• Coral Rosa Ashby, Administrative Officer, Debt Management and Banking
• Jason Coeur-de-Lion, IT Officer, Customer Operations
• Scott Cunningham, Administration Officer, Customer Operations
• John Glendinning, Higher Officer, Capital Gains Tax Team, Local Compliance
• Sue Groves, Interventions Caseworker, Small Medium Enterprise Team
• Clifford John Hathaway, Press Officer, Communications and Marketing
• Joanne Lewis, Higher Officer, Finance and Performance Team, Benefit and Credits
• Brendan McMurrough, Criminal Investigator
• Amanda Poulson, Director's Support, IMS Live Services
• Veronica Taylor, Payment Strategy Business Change Manager
• Jill Voller, Higher Officer, Business Change

David John Mark Green QC, formerly Director of the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office, was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).

ACCA Chief Executive Helen Brand receives an OBE for services to the accountancy profession.