Birthday Honours 2021
Sandra Horley DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Chief Executive
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
“For services to the Prevention of Domestic Abuse and to the Protection of Women and Children.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
“Chief Executive, Refuge. For services to the Prevention of Domestic Violence.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
For services to the Prevention of Domestic Abuse and to the Protection of Women and Children.
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Chief Executive, Refuge. For services to the Prevention of Domestic Violence.
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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
12 June 2021
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
D.B.E.
To be Ordinary Dames Commander of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Sandra Gayl HORLEY C.B.E.
lately Chief Executive, Refuge
For services to the Prevention of Domestic Abuse and to the Protection of Women and Children.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63377 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2011- Role at the time
- Chief Executive
- Region
- London
“Chief Executive, Refuge. For services to the Prevention of Domestic Violence.”
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2021- Role at the time
- Chief Executive
- Region
- London, Greater London
“For services to the Prevention of Domestic Abuse and to the Protection of Women and Children.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 14 times in the Birthday Honours List 2021 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
80 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater London.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive.
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
Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2021
Andrea Leadsom
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Anne Richards
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Financial Services, to Women, to Education and to Science.”
Arlene Phillips
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Dance and to Charity.”
Caroline Macewen
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Longforgan, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Ophthalmology and Healthcare Leadership during the Covid-19 Response.”
Catherine Bingham
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to the Procurement, Manufacture and Distribution of Covid-19 Vaccines.”
Helen Atkinson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Bedford, Bedfordshire
“For services to Engineering and to Education.”
Imogen Cooper
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Hillier
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For Political and Parliamentary service.”
Maura Regan
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Sedgefield, County Durham
“For services to Education.”
Phyllida Barlow
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Art.”
Prudence Margaret Leith
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire
“For services to Food, to Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Sara Llewellin
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Social Justice.”
Sarah Gilbert
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Headington, Oxfordshire
“For services to Science and to Public Health in Covid Vaccine Development.”
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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
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Catherine Grove
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
David Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Roger Walton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wirral, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Patricia Wells
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
John Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Alice Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Alness, Ross and Cromarty
“For services to Vulnerable Young People in Alness, Ross and Cromarty.”
Michael Springett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Maldon, Essex
“For services to Young People in the East of England.”
Pundrique Sharma
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southport, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Douglas Ormston
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Galashiels, Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“For services to Youth Work in Scotland.”
Katie Misselbrook
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
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.”
Faye Marsh
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Spennymoor, County Durham
“For services to Children and Young People in County Durham.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63377, notice 3816717. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2021).
Published 11 June 2021.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2011).
Published 1 January 2011.
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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