New Year Honours 2017
Carol Wilding BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Operations Manager
“For public and voluntary services to People with Disabilities in South Yorkshire.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For public and voluntary services to People with Disabilities in South Yorkshire.
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London Gazette notice
British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Mrs. Carol Ann WILDING
Operations Manager, Home Office
For public and voluntary services to People with Disabilities in South Yorkshire.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
South Yorkshire
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British Empire Medal
New Year Honours 2017- Role at the time
- Operations Manager
- Region
- South Yorkshire
“For public and voluntary services to People with Disabilities in South Yorkshire.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 331 times in the New Year Honours List 2017 — about 22% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Operations Manager.
How widely is this recognised?
1,958 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61803, notice 2675480. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2017).
Published 31 December 2016.
Location (South Yorkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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