Birthday Honours 2025
Sally Robinson CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
lately Director of Children?s Services
“For services to Children.”
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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
14 June 2025
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:
Sally ROBINSON
Director of Children’s Services, Hartlepool Borough Council
For services to Children.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64759 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2025- Role at the time
- lately Director of Children?s Services
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- Billingham, County Durham
“For services to Children.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 108 times in the Birthday Honours List 2025 — about 7% of the list.
In their area
11 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from County Durham.
What organisation were they with?
lately Director of Children?s Services.
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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Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2025
London Gazette (official record), issue 64759, notice 4905978. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2025).
Published 13 June 2025.
Location (Billingham, County Durham) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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