Birthday Honours 2023
Carol Bent BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Young People in the City of Westminster.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Young People in the City of Westminster.
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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
17 June 2023
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Carol Antonio BENT
Senior Youth Worker, The Avenues Youth Project, Queen’s Park, London
For services to Young People in the City of Westminster.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64082 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Young People in the City of Westminster.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 349 times in the Birthday Honours List 2023 — about 23% of the list.
In their area
535 British Empire Medal recipients are from Greater London.
How widely is this recognised?
3,337 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the Birthday Honours 2023
Aaron Kerr
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Hillsborough, County Down
“For services to Disability Awareness and to Assisted Running in the United Kingdom.”
Agnes Close
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to the community in Belfast.”
Alan Henshaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Environment and to Freshwater Fisheries.”
Alan Naylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Ilkley, West Yorkshire
“For services to Young People.”
Albert Duffus
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Forres, Moray
“For services to Boxing, to Veterans and to Charity in Inverness-shire, Aberdeenshire and Moray.”
Alexander Gibson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Brentwood, Essex
“For services to Charity, particularly to People with Motor Neurone Disease.”
Alexander Mcmenemy
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Johnstone, Renfrewshire
“For voluntary service to the Scottish Schools Football Association and to the Scottish Football Association.”
Alison Law (alison Hanscomb)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Staines-Upon-Thames, Surrey
“For services to the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.”
Alison Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
“For services to the British Community in Russia.”
Amber Hughes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Oxfordshire
“For services to the community in Oxfordshire.”
Andrew Green
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Sport and to Education.”
Andrew Melvin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Netherlee, Renfrewshire
“For services to Traditional Music and to the community in Glasgow.”
Andrew Padmore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Music.”
Andrew Wing
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Gosport, Hampshire
“For services to the community in Gosport, Hampshire.”
Angela Hewitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
East Cowes, Isle of Wight
“For services to Nature Conservation and Education.”
Angela Mccann
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Craigavon, County Armagh
“For services in Northern Ireland on the Demise of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.”
Ann Norman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Healthcare Access.”
Ann Steele
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Anndeloris Chacon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Charity and to the community in Bristol.”
Anne Mccormack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Kinross, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Disadvantaged People in Kinross, particularly during Covid-19.”
Anne Mccreadie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to the community in Merkinch, Inverness.”
Anne Wingate
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to Beekeeping.”
Anthony Adkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Charity.”
Anthony Brooke
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to People with Disabilities.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,337 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
Nigel Brown
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caerphilly, Gwent
“For services to the Welfare of Children and Families.”
Dr Carol Homden
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Children and Families.”
Clive Leslie Gritten
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Children, Young People and the community in Norfolk.”
Neil Martin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Catherine Grove
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
David Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Roger Walton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wirral, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Patricia Wells
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
John Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Alice Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Alness, Ross and Cromarty
“For services to Vulnerable Young People in Alness, Ross and Cromarty.”
Michael Springett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Maldon, Essex
“For services to Young People in the East of England.”
Pundrique Sharma
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southport, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Douglas Ormston
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Galashiels, Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“For services to Youth Work in Scotland.”
Katie Misselbrook
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Faye Marsh
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Spennymoor, County Durham
“For services to Children and Young People in County Durham.”
Source & provenance
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British Empire Medal · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 64082, notice 4379593. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2023).
Published 16 June 2023.
Location (London, Greater London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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