Birthday Honours 2025
Sarah Healey DB
Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath (DB)
Director General • Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat
Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath · 2025
“For Public Service.”
Companion of the Order of the Bath · 2019
“For public service.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the Bath
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 Honourable Order of the Bath:
D.C.B.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the Second Class, or Dames Commander, of the said Most Honourable Order:
Sarah Elizabeth HEALEY C.B. C.V.O.
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
For Public Service.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64759 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette notice
The Royal Victorian Order
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2023
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to make the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Royal Victorian Order:
C.V.O.
To be Commanders:
Sarah Elizabeth HEALEY C.B.
lately Permanent Secretary, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, for services to the Royal Household
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64082 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette notice
Order of the Bath
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
8 June 2019
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 Honourable Order of the Bath:
C.B.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Honourable Order:
Sarah Elizabeth HEALEY
Lately Director General, Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat, Cabinet Office
For public service.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62666 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Companion of the Order of the Bath
Birthday Honours 2019- Role at the time
- Director General, Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat
- Region
- London
“For public service.”
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Birthday Honours 2023- Role at the time
- lately Permanent Secretary
Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath
Birthday Honours 2025- Role at the time
- lately Permanent Secretary
- Region
- London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath was awarded 2 times in the Birthday Honours List 2025.
In their area
8 Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath recipients are from Greater London.
What organisation were they with?
lately Permanent Secretary.
How widely is this recognised?
2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath · 2025
London Gazette (official record), issue 64759, notice 4905700. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2025).
Published 13 June 2025.
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 64082, notice 4377836. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2023).
Published 16 June 2023.
Companion of the Order of the Bath · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62666, notice 3293895. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2019).
Published 7 June 2019.
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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