New Year Honours 2026
Ross Watson BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Foster Carer
“For services to Foster Care.”
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London Gazette notice
British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2025
THE KING has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Ross William WATSON
Foster Carer, Bedfordshire Council, Bedfordshire
For services to Foster Care.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64940 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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British Empire Medal
New Year Honours 2026- Role at the time
- Foster Carer
- Region
- Bedford, Bedfordshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 341 times in the New Year Honours List 2026 — about 23% of the list.
In their area
43 British Empire Medal recipients are from Bedfordshire.
What organisation were they with?
Foster Carer.
How widely is this recognised?
4,501 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the New Year Honours 2026
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Dalgarno
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Alice Potter
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Woking, Surrey
“For services to Policing and to the community in Surrey.”
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“For services to people with Memory Loss and Dementia.”
Alison Irwin
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Alison Milne
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“For services to Highland Dancing.”
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“For Voluntary Service.”
Amila Begumahmed (amila Ahmed)
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“For services to Education.”
Amy Jackson
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“For services to Bereaved Parents.”
Amy Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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“For services to Foster Care.”
Andrew Cant
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kirkwall, Orkney
“For services to Music in Orkney.”
Andrew Dewhurst
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Christchurch, Dorset
“For Charitable Service.”
Andrew Salter
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Thatcham, Berkshire
“For services to Defence Engineering and to Young People.”
Angela Buss
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“For services to the community in Blackpool.”
Angela O’callaghan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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“For services to Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace.”
Angela Stevenson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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“For services to Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Support in North East England.”
Angela Wooller
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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“For services to Further Education.”
Ann Pike
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Livingston, West Lothian
“For service to the community and Third Sector in West Lothian.”
Anna Simmons
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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“For services to Libraries.”
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Others recognised for Health & Social Care
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,501 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care. See the full list →
Professor David Mabey
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
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Jonathan Davies
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
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Judith Dewinter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
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Jill Belch
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Scone, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Medicine and Public Health.”
Meena Upadhyaya
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Community Cohesion in Wales and to Medical Genetics.”
Crystal Oldman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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“For services to Nursing.”
Carol Brayne
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Andrew Morris
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Perth, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Medical Sciences, to Public Health and to Patient Care.”
Suzanne Rastrick
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“For services to the Allied Health Professions and to the Social Housing Sector.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Allison White
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aycliffe, County Durham
“For services to Supporting People with Cancer.”
Caron Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Walsall, West Midlands
“For services to Health and Wellbeing.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Lee Ralph
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Yate, Gloucestershire
“For services to Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Resilience in the Fire and Rescue Sector.”
Catherine Repton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Premature Babies and their Families.”
Debra Padgett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Biomedical Science in the NHS.”
Maurice Neely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strabane, County Tyrone
“For services to Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland.”
Clare Mccawley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Castlewellan, County Down
“For services to Health and Social Care and to the Community and Voluntary Sector.”
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.”
Edith Leask
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lerwick, Shetland
“For services to Mental Health and Wellbeing.”
Helen Mack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Hospice Care.”
Leanne Howlett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warwick, Warwickshire
“For services to Health Visiting.”
Claire Griffiths
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Cancer Charities.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2026
London Gazette (official record), issue 64940, notice 5029085. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2026).
Published 29 December 2025.
Location (Bedford, Bedfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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