Birthday Honours 2015
Sonia Tate MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Executive Officer • Work Services Directorate
Organisation: Work Services Directorate
“For services to Young People.”
Explore by field
Explore other people honoured in this field
Recognised for
Topics
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
13 June 2015
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:
Miss Sonia Margaret TATE
Executive Officer, Community Engagement Adviser, Work Services Directorate, Department for Work and Pensions
For services to Young People.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61256 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
London
In context
Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2015- Role at the time
- Executive Officer, Work Services Directorate
- Region
- London
“For services to Young People.”
Mark the occasion
Commemorate Sonia's honour
Celebrate this recognition with a keepsake worthy of the achievement - free to share, beautifully made to keep.
Birthday Honours 2015
Sonia Tate
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Young People.”
Free
Shareable card
A digital card to post or send. Free, with the Honoria mark.
Birthday Honours 2015
Sonia Tate
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Young People.”
Keepsake · from £9.99
Digital download
Print-ready in every size (A5–A3 + US Letter), plus the official London Gazette notice and full issue PDFs. Add your own photo.
Birthday Honours 2015
Sonia Tate
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Young People.”
Print · from £5.99
Printed keepsakes
Mounted fine-art prints, tea towels and greeting cards - printed and posted.
Commemorating yourself or someone you know. Honoria is an independent record - not an official or royal body.
In context
The bigger picture
How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 577 times in the Birthday Honours List 2015 — about 40% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Executive Officer, Work Services Directorate.
How widely is this recognised?
3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2015
(Elizabeth) June Baxter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Fife
“For services to Heritage and the community in Fife.”
(Martha) Eleanor Mearns
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Down
“For services to Young People in Northern Ireland.”
Aaron Durham
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Aaron Neal
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Adeline Reid
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Banffshire
“For services to Cancer Care in the North of Scotland.”
Adrian Hopkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Kent
“For humanitarian services in Africa.”
Adrian Hunter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Agnes Houston
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Lanarkshire
“For services to People with Dementia.”
Agnes Kennedy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Londonderry
“For services to Education in Northern Ireland and charitable services.”
Aileen Parry
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Cheshire
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Aileen Paterson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Edinburgh
“For services to Children’s Literature.”
Alan Bartlett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Warwickshire
“For services to Swimming.”
Alan Lowe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Devon
“For services to Scouting and to the community in Budleigh Salterton, Devon.”
Alastair Murray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Edinburgh
“For parliamentary and community service in Scotland.”
Alderman Beggs
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Antrim
“For services to Local Government.”
Alexander Denholm
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Alexander Mack
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Alexis Dobbin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Gloucestershire
“For services to People with Disabilities through REMAP in Gloucestershire.”
Alice Bennett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Worcestershire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Alice Mills
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Belfast
“For services to Housing.”
Alice Walters
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Forensic Firearms Examination.”
Alison Gomme
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to the Isle of Man Prison and Probation Services.”
Alison Harris
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
North Yorkshire
“For services to the British Horse Society and to Equestrian Sport in Yorkshire.”
Alison Pendle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Wiltshire
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Janet Cooper
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Speech and Language Development for Children and Young People.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Christopher Turner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hockley, Essex
“For services to Young People in Essex.”
Neerasha Singh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Greenhithe, Kent
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Karen Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtown, Powys
“For services to Young People.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Jeremy Penn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Young People.”
Michelle John
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Family Support and Advocacy.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), issue 61256, notice 2348437. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2015).
Published 13 June 2015.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
This page is compiled from public records and may contain errors. Report an error or request removal.