Birthday Honours 2016
Christine Lenehan DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Director • Council for Disabled Children
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
“for Disabled Children.”
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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
11 June 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
D.B.E.
To be Ordinary Dames Commander of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Ms Christine LENEHAN O.B.E.
Director, Council for Disabled Children
For services to Children and Young People.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61608 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette page
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2009
View this issue on the London Gazette ↗ · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Middlesex
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Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2009- Role at the time
- Director, Council for Disabled Children
- Region
- Middlesex
“for Disabled Children.”
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2016- Role at the time
- Director
- Region
- Middlesex
“For services to Children and Young People.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 13 times in the Birthday Honours List 2016 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Director.
How widely is this recognised?
3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2016
Alice Hudson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Education.”
Anna Dominiczak
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Dunbartonshire
“For services to Cardiovascular and Medical Science.”
Benita Refson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Education.”
Caroline Dean
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Norfolk
“For services to Plant Science Research and Women in Science.”
Denise Coia
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Dunbartonshire
“For services to Mental Health and the NHS.”
Frances Lannon
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Oxfordshire
“For services to Higher Education.”
Julia Peyton-jones
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to the Arts.”
Louise Casey
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Families and Vulnerable People.”
Penelope Wilton
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Drama.”
Rotha Johnston
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Belfast
“For services to the Northern Ireland Economy and public service.”
Susan Black
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Dundee
“For services to Forensic Anthropology.”
Veronica Courtice
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Sustainability Leadership.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Janet Cooper
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Speech and Language Development for Children and Young People.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Christopher Turner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hockley, Essex
“For services to Young People in Essex.”
Neerasha Singh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Greenhithe, Kent
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Karen Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtown, Powys
“For services to Young People.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Jeremy Penn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Young People.”
Michelle John
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Family Support and Advocacy.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61608, notice 2551727. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2016).
Published 11 June 2016.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2009).
Published 30 December 2008.
Location (Middlesex) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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