Birthday Honours 2023
Judith Ragan CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
“For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2010
“Headteacher, Queensmill Special School for Autism, Hammersmith and Fulham, London. For services to Special Needs Education.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs.
View London Gazette notice ↗Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Headteacher, Queensmill Special School for Autism, Hammersmith and Fulham, London. For services to Special Needs Education.
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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 2023
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His 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:
Judith RAGAN O.B.E.
Trustee, The Queensmill Trust
For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64082 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2010- Region
- London
“Headteacher, Queensmill Special School for Autism, Hammersmith and Fulham, London. For services to Special Needs Education.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2023- Role at the time
- Trustee
- Region
- Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
“For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 103 times in the Birthday Honours List 2023 — about 7% of the list.
In their area
14 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Gloucestershire.
What organisation were they with?
Trustee.
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.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 64082, notice 4378133. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2023).
Published 16 June 2023.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2010
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2010).
Published 1 January 2010.
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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