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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Families
298 people have received a UK honour for Families 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.
Families - awards over time
All honours associated with this theme, by award tier and year.
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2026
Member (MBE)
Jennie Louise Truman
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Project Co-Ordinator Alternative Provision Specialist Taskforces and Youth Justice Worker, London Borough of Ealing. For services to Vulnerable Young People and to Families”
Tania Bright
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer, Home for Good and Safe Families. For services to Vulnerable Children and Families”
Jane Wheeler
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
“Assistant Director, Family Help, Prevention and Youth Justice, Cumberland Council. For services to Children and Families”
Officer (OBE)
Professor Nigel Leslie Brown
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caerphilly, Gwent
“Chief Executive, Cafcass Cymru. For services to the Welfare of Children and Families”
Helen Adam
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tonbridge, Kent
“Chair, Family Solutions Group and Senior Family Mediator, Wells Family Mediation. For services to Families, Children and Young People”
Julie Firth
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bishop Auckland, County Durham
“Director of Children's Services, North Tyneside Council, Tyne and Wear. For services to Children, Families and Young People”
Alistair Halliday
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liphook, Hampshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Forces Employment Charity. For services to Service Personnel, Veterans and Families”
Celine Sinclair
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Chief Executive, The Yard. For services to Children and Families”
Commander (CBE)
Julia Ross
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chair, British Association of Social Workers. For services to Children and Families”
Sarah Frances Barclay
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Founder and Director, Medical Mediation Foundation. For services to Families and Health Professionals in Conflict Management and Conflict Resolution”
Shazia Kauser Hussain
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Director of Children's Social Care, Department for Education. For services to Children and Families”
Deborah Anna Jones
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Banbury, Oxfordshire
“Lately Executive Director Children, Families and Education Services, Croydon Council. For services to Children, Young People and Families”
2025
Medal / BEM
Katie Lynch
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Leicester, Leicestershire
“Managing Director, Allexton Day Nursery, Leicestershire. For services to Children and Families”
Kenneth Atigah
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
London, Greater London
“Social Worker, Islington Council. For services to Children and Families”
Jacqueline Morgan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
London, Greater London
“Manager, King Square Nursery, London. For services to Early Years and to Families”
Member (MBE)
Susan Barbara Rumbold
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire
“Chief Officer, Partnership Development and Business Support, Leeds City Council and Foster Carer. For services to Children and Families”
Janet McCONKEY
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Coventry, West Midlands
“Chair, Coventry Boot Fund. For services to Vulnerable Children and Families in Coventry”
Nichole Garner
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Whitley Bay, Northumberland
“Early Years Manager, North Tyneside Council, North Tyneside. For services to Children and Families”
Helen Margaret Bonnick
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Specialist, Child to Parents Violence and Abuse. For services to Families”
Officer (OBE)
Deirdre Anne Webb
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Belfast, County Borough of Belfast
“Lately Assistant Director of Nursing for Healthcare. For services to Women, Children and Families in Northern Ireland”
Sarah Louise Godwin
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Watford, Hertfordshire
“Founder and Creator of Hartbeeps Music. For services to Children and Families”
Heather Mary Freeman
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Christchurch, Dorset
“Lately Head of Service, Aspire Regional Adoption Agency, Dorset. For services to Vulnerable Children and Families”
2024
Medal / BEM
Janet Anne Parks
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Social Work Assistant, Birmingham's Children's Trust, Birmingham. For services to Children and Families”
Bernadette Barnes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Bedford, Bedfordshire
“Manager, Home-Start Northampton, Northamptonshire. For services to Families and to Early Years Learning”
Jan Tallis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
London, Greater London
“Founding Chair, Community Schools Trust. For services to Children and Families in the London Borough of Newham”
Samuel Jozef Oldroyd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“Chief Executive Officer, JADE Youth and Community. For services to Young People and Families in Rother Valley, South Yorkshire”
Jodie McFARLANE
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Ayr, Ayrshire and Arran
“Detective Constable, Police Service of Scotland. For services to Children and Families in Ayrshire”
Audrey Dempsey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“Founder, Glasgow's No1 Baby and Family Support Service. For services to Families and Vulnerable People in Glasgow”
Member (MBE)
Mary Beek
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Dereham, Norfolk
“Principal Social Worker, Norfolk County Council and Senior Research Fellow, University of East Anglia. For services to Children and Families”
Alison Baverstock
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Founder, Reading Force. For charitable services to Families in the British Armed Forces Community”
Jayne Acton
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Warrington, Cheshire
“Qualified Social Worker, Wigan Council. For services to Children and Families”
Deborah Turnbull
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Holywell, Clwyd
“Founder and Director, River and Sea Sense. For services to Water Safety Education for Young People and Families”
Lorraine Sanda
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Bannockburn, Stirling and Falkirk
“Strategic Director of People, Clackmannanshire Council. For services to Children and Families”
Melanie Sharon John-Ross
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Holmfirth, West Yorkshire
“Lately Service Director, Children's Social Care and Safeguarding. For services to Children and Families in Barnsley, South Yorkshire”
Azara Issifu
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Independent Family Group Conference Co-ordinator, London Borough of Camden. For services to Children and Families, and to the community in the London Borough of Camden”
Ivora Maria Ferreira-Bean
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Team Manager, Birmingham Children's Trust. For services to Children and Families”
Commander (CBE)
Judith Finlay
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Lately Executive Director, Adults, Children and Public Health Services, Ealing Council. For services to Children and Families”
Stephen Banks Walker
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“Director, Strengthening Families, Leeds City Council. For services to Children and Families”
2023
Member (MBE)
Angela Frazer-Wicks
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
“Chair, Family Rights Group. For services to Children and Families”
Penelope Kenway
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“Director of Early Intervention and Prevention, London Borough of Islington. For services to Early Years Children and Families”
Ann Chalmers
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Warlingham, Surrey
“Chief Executive, Child Bereavement UK. For services to Bereaved Children, Young People, Parents and Families”
2022
Medal / BEM
Edward O?hara
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Lately Chair, All Birmingham's Children Charity. For services to Children and Families”
Catherine McKEE
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2022
Belfast, Belfast
“Senior Playgroup and Family Project Manager. For services to Children and Families in Belfast”