Birthday Honours 2024
Leigh Middleton OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chief Executive Officer
“For services to 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
15 June 2024
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:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Leigh John MIDDLETON
Chief Executive Officer, National Youth Agency
For services to Young People.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64423 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2024- Role at the time
- Chief Executive Officer
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- Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Young People.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 272 times in the Birthday Honours List 2024 — about 20% of the list.
In their area
46 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Berkshire.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive Officer.
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
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“For services to the community in East Yorkshire.”
Andrew Dent
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London, Greater London
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Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Education.”
Andrew Wright
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Anne Davis
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“For services to Higher Education and to Scientific Research.”
Anthony Arbour
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“For Public Service.”
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Aran Jess
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Barry Blackwell
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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
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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
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Julia Downey
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David Wright
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Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Roger Walton
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Wirral, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Patricia Wells
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London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
John Turner
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Louise Sutherland
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Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
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Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Alice Sutherland
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Alness, Ross and Cromarty
“For services to Vulnerable Young People in Alness, Ross and Cromarty.”
Michael Springett
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Maldon, Essex
“For services to Young People in the East of England.”
Pundrique Sharma
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Southport, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
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Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
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Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Douglas Ormston
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Galashiels, Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“For services to Youth Work in Scotland.”
Katie Misselbrook
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Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Faye Marsh
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Spennymoor, County Durham
“For services to Children and Young People in County Durham.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64423, notice 4645025. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2024).
Published 14 June 2024.
Location (Bracknell, Berkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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