
New Year Honours 2010
Frances CROOK OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
politician
“Director, Howard League for Penal Reform. For services to Youth Justice.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Director, Howard League for Penal Reform. For services to Youth Justice.
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“Director, Howard League for Penal Reform. For services to Youth Justice.”
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“Director, Howard League for Penal Reform. For services to Youth Justice.”
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“Director, Howard League for Penal Reform. For services to Youth Justice.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 226 times in the New Year Honours List 2010 — about 23% of the list.
In their area
1,264 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from London.
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politician.
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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Lewes, East Sussex
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Belper, Derbyshire
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Lisburn, County Antrim
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2010
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2010). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2009.
Location (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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