Birthday Honours 2017
Gregory Wood CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chairman
“For services to Children and Young People.”
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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
17 June 2017
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:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Gregory Mark WOOD
Chairman, NSPCC
For services to Children and Young People.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61961 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Hertfordshire
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- Chairman
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- Hertfordshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 110 times in the Birthday Honours List 2017 — about 8% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chairman.
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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2017
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Aisha Gill
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Alan Smith
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“For voluntary service to Royal Air Force Personnel.”
Alasdair Hay
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“For services to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.”
Alexander Greensill
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Cheshire
“For services to the Economy.”
Alexandra Marks
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London
“For public service.”
Alexandra Walsham
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to History.”
Alison Munro (mrs. Reeves)
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London
“For services to the Rail Industry.”
Amanda Levete
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London
“For services to Architecture.”
Andrew Harter
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to Engineering.”
Andrew Hattersley
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Devon
“For services to Medical Science.”
Andrew Mcnab
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Cornwall
“For services to Literacy and Charity.”
Ani Magill
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Buckinghamshire
“For services to Education.”
Anthony Elliott
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London
“For services to Publishing.”
Anthony Juniper
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to Conservation.”
Barbara Gubbins
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Durham
“For services to the Voluntary and Community Sectors.”
Bernard Mccaughey
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Belfast
“For public service.”
Bernard Taylor
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Oxfordshire
“For services to Business, Education and the Arts.”
Beverley Bell
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Lancashire
“For services to Road Safety and the Freight Industry.”
Carl O’brien
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Suffolk
“For services to the Management of Internationally-shared Fisheries.”
Carlos Frenk
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Durham
“For services to Cosmology and the Public Dissemination of Basic Science.”
Carol Brayne
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to Public Health Medicine.”
Charles Skene
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Aberdeenshire
“For services to Business and Enterprise Promotion.”
Charlotte Clark
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London
“For services to the Department for Work and Pensions.”
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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
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London, Greater London
“For services to Children and Families.”
Clive Leslie Gritten
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Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Children, Young People and the community in Norfolk.”
Neil Martin
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London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
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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
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61961, notice 2804214. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2017).
Published 16 June 2017.
Location (Hertfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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