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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Adoption
16 people have received a UK honour for Adoption in the Birthday and New Year Honours of King Charles III and, before him, the late Queen Elizabeth II. Read the official citation behind each award, and search or filter the recipients below.
Adoption - awards over time
All honours associated with this theme, by award tier and year.
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Medal / BEM
Susanna Daus
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
London
“Service Manager, Adoption, Fostering and Contact, Islington Borough Council, London. For services to Adoption and Fostering.”
Robert Barnes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Cumbria
“Trainer and Parent Consultant, Adoption UK. For services to Adoption.”
2017
Officer (OBE)
Sarah Emily Ruston
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Somerset
“Author. For services to Adoption.”
Joan Lawton
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“Independent Member, TACT Adoption and Permanence Panel and Member, TACT Board of Trustees. For services to Adoption.”
Janet Fishwick
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Buckinghamshire
“Chief Executive, Parents and Children Together and Member, Adoption Leadership Boards, London and South East. For services to Adoption.”