Birthday Honours 2012
Vanessa Orr MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Vulnerable Children and Young People.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Vulnerable Children and Young People.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2012
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“For services to Vulnerable Children and Young People.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 639 times in the Birthday Honours List 2012 — about 44% of the list.
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 2012
Abdolkarim Fatehi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“For services to International Trade.”
Adam Peirson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“for Cooking at London 2011 and Sous Chef, Claridges, London.”
Adele Margretta Kerr
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Fermanagh
“For services to Education.”
Adrian Lee Stone
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Adrian Mark Wright
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Cheshire
“For services to Law Enforcement in Afghanistan.”
Adrian Peter Martin Jonathan Naughten
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
“For services to the community in Kenya.”
Adrian Taylor
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Worcestershire
“For services to the Fire Service and the Young Firefighters’ Association.”
Agnes Marie McGowan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Glasgow
“For services to Smoking Cessation.”
Agnes Rosemary James
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Cardiff
Alan Alexander David Hamilton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
West Lothian
Alan Brian Slater
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Worcestershire
Chief Executive Officer
Alan Stewart Downie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
“For services to UK education and to the community in Mexico.”
Alan William Paul Brown
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Devon
“For services to Policing and the community.”
Albert Ernest Harris
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Swansea
“For services to the community in Swansea.”
Alex Arthur
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Edinburgh
“For services to Boxing.”
Alexander Aitchison Royal Regiment of Scotland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
) The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Alexander John Hamil
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
West Midlands
“For services to Football and to Visually Impaired People in Wolverhampton, West Midlands.”
Alison Drake
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
West Yorkshire
Alison Elspet Munro
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)
Alison Jane Williamson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Staffordshire
“For services to Archery.”
Alison Mary Heath
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
“For services to botany and conservation.”
Alistair Ferguson Spowage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Alyson Lynne Martin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Somerset
“For services to Care Services.”
Amanda Jacqueline Redman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“For services to Drama and Charity.”
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.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2012
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2012).
Published 16 June 2012.
Location (Edinburgh) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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