New Year Honours 2017
John Spencer CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Professor Emeritus
“Professor Emeritus of Law, University of Cambridge. For services to the Reform of Law Concerning Child Witnesses.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Professor Emeritus of Law, University of Cambridge. For services to the Reform of Law Concerning Child Witnesses.
View London Gazette noticeLondon Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased 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:
Professor John Rason SPENCER Q.C.
Professor Emeritus, University of Cambridge
For services to the Reform of Law Concerning Child Witnesses.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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