New Year Honours 2024
Lisa Kay BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For charitable services to Ukrainian Refugees and to the community in Solihull, West Midlands.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For charitable services to Ukrainian Refugees and to the community in Solihull, West Midlands.
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British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2023
THE KING has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Lisa Michelle KAY
For charitable services to Ukrainian Refugees and to the community in Solihull, West Midlands.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64269 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For charitable services to Ukrainian Refugees and to the community in Solihull, West Midlands.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 398 times in the New Year Honours List 2024 — about 25% of the list.
In their area
145 British Empire Medal recipients are from West Midlands.
How widely is this recognised?
12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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British Empire Medal · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64269, notice 4521492. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2024).
Published 29 December 2023.
Location (Solihull, West Midlands) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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