Birthday Honours 2020
Simon Leftley MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Southend and Essex.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Southend and Essex.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
10 October 2020
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:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Simon John LEFTLEY
Senior Responsible Officer, Essex Transforming Care Partnership
For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Southend and Essex.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63135 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 671 times in the Birthday Honours List 2020 — about 38% of the list.
In their area
142 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Essex.
How widely is this recognised?
5,862 people have been recognised for Education.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 63135, notice 3646314. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2020).
Published 9 October 2020.
Location (Leigh-on-Sea, Essex) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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