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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Children's Social Care
20 people have received a UK honour for Children's Social Care 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.
Children's Social Care - awards over time
All honours associated with this theme, by award tier and year.
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2026
Member (MBE)
Neil Eastwood
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Founder and Chief Executive, Care Friends. For services to Adults and Children's Social Care”
Suzanne Celia Griffiths
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“Director, National Adoption Service and Foster Wales. For services to Children's Social Care”
2024
Officer (OBE)
Rachael Anne-Marie Wardell
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Woodley, Berkshire
“Executive Director, Children, Families and Lifelong Learning, Surrey County Council. For services to Children's Social Care”
Sara Louise Tough
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Norwich, Norfolk
“Executive Director, Children's Services, Norfolk County Council. For services to Education and Children's Social Care”
2023
2022
2019
Member (MBE)
Louise Walker
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2019
North Yorkshire
“Head of Social Work and Professional Standards, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council. For services to Adult and Children's Social Care.”
Louise Purser
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Bedfordshire
“ASYE Practice Assessor, Central Bedfordshire Council and Volunteer, British Association of Social Workers and Learn to Care. For services to Children's Social Care.”
Officer (OBE)
Janice Spencer
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Lincolnshire
“Assistant Director for Children's Social Care, Lincolnshire County Council. For services to Children's Social Care in Lincolnshire.”
Angela Elizabeth Windle
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2019
South Yorkshire
“Team Leader, Child Protection, Safeguarding and Family Law Team, Department for Education. For services to Children's Social Care and the community in Sheffield.”
Sophie Humphreys
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“Founder, Pause. For services to Children's Social Care.”