New Year Honours 2007
George Gordon Edington CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chair • NCH
“For services to Children.”
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“For services to Children.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 116 times in the New Year Honours List 2007 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chair, NCH.
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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2007
Alexander McCall Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Literature.”
Allan Burns
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Business in Scotland.”
Andrew Hopper of Computer Technology
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to the Computer Industry.”
Andrew Michael Bridges
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to the Criminal Justice System.”
Angela Ann Knight
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to the Financial Services Industry.”
Anne Mills
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Medicine.”
Anthony Stanley Miklinski
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Royal Navy
Barbara Ann Parfitt
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to International Healthcare.”
Bartholomew’s and Royal London Hospitals
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Medicine.”
Bryan Carr
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Business in the East Midlands.”
Charlotte Copeland
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“for Work and Pensions.”
Christine Elizabeth King
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Higher Education.”
Christopher John Anthony Hammerbeck
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to British business interests in Hong Kong.”
Christopher John Rodrigues
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to British business interests and charitable works in the UK and USA.”
Christopher Logue
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Literature.”
Clive Ronald Reath Bennett
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“for Transport.”
Colin Gerald Dryden Thubron
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Literature.”
Colin Ralph Cramphorn
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to the Police.”
David Charles Eccles
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
David Fish
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“for International Development.”
David Garel Rhys
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Economic Research in Wales.”
David Humphrey Gavin Penney
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Vice-President
David Nial Creagh O’Morchoe
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to British ex-servicemen and women in Ireland.”
David Peter Lock
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Urban Design.”
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.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2007
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
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Published 30 December 2006.
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