New Year Honours 2022
Adesola Olumide ADETOSOYE CBE
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Executive
Organisation: Children and Young People’s Services
“Chief Executive, Bromley Council. For services to Children's Welfare”
Timeline
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Lately Divisional Director, Children and Young People’s Services, Lambeth Council. For services to Children and Young People.
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Chief Executive, Bromley Council. For services to Children's Welfare
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London Gazette page
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2013
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
01 January 2022
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:
Adesola Olumide ADETOSOYE O.B.E.
Chief Executive, Bromley Council
For services to Children’s Welfare.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63571 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2013- Role at the time
- Chief Executive
- Region
- London, Kent
“Lately Divisional Director, Children and Young People’s Services, Lambeth Council. For services to Children and Young People.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2022- Role at the time
- Chief Executive
- Region
- London, Greater London
“Chief Executive, Bromley Council. For services to Children's Welfare”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 117 times in the New Year Honours List 2022 — about 7% of the list.
In their area
456 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater London.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive, Children and Young People’s Services.
How widely is this recognised?
3,821 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗ · View the page ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2013).
Published 14 June 2013.
Retrieved from the London Gazette on 3 July 2026.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63571, notice 3956198. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2022).
Published 31 December 2021.
Location (London, Kent) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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