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New Year Honours List 2012

Published 31 December 2011. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,213 New Year Honours 2012 honours break down - from the British Empire Medal to knighthoods and damehoods. Select an award to see its recipients.

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Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath: 5 (0%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 12 (1%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 2 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 10 (1%)Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 1 (0%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 2 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 8 (1%)Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order: 4 (0%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 14 (1%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 5 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 2 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 106 (9%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 297 (24%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 677 (56%)Royal Victorian Medal: 9 (1%)Associate of the Royal Red Cross: 2 (0%)Knight Bachelor: 25 (2%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 9 (1%)Queen's Police Medal: 22 (2%)Other: 1 (0%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

30 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the New Year Honours 2012, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Royal Navy 3Army 1Royal Air Force 26
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Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the New Year Honours List 2012, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Higher Education16Higher Education — 16Further Education16Further Education — 16Training5Training — 5Apprenticeships — 2Medical Education — 2Holocaust Education — 1Skills Training — 1Mathematics — 1Healthc…Healthcare Education — 1LanguageLanguage — 1Adult E…Adult Education — 1YouthYouth — 1Special Needs Education — 1Science Engagement — 1Vulnerable Children — 1Career Guidance — 1African S…African Studies — 1Swimming3Swimming — 3Football3Football — 3Cricket2Cricket — 2Rugby2Rugby — 2Rugby L…Rugby League — 2Disabil…Disability Sport — 1Athleti…Athletics — 1Gymnast…Gymnastics — 1Disable…Disabled Sport — 1SailingSailing — 1Physical Education — 1Golf — 1Fencing — 1Horseracing — 1Martial Arts — 1ChessChess — 1Disabil…Disability Sports — 1Paralym…Paralympics — 1Motorsp…Motorsport — 1HockeyHockey — 1Triathlon — 1Amateur Boxing — 1Olympics — 1Motocross — 1Disabil…Disability Swimming — 1Disabil…Disability Cricket — 1PoloPolo — 1Deaf Cricket — 1Greyhound Racing — 1Disable…Disabled Sailing — 1Local Government23Local Government — 23Policing — 3Civic Engagement — 1Business13Business — 13Tourism — 4Economic Development — 4Rural Economy — 1Engineering7Engineering — 7Research4Research — 4Scientific…4Scientific Research — 4Medical Science — 2Chemist…Chemistry — 1Astrono…Astronomy — 1Science…Science Engagement — 1Molecul…Molecular Biology — 1Families15Families — 15Broadcasting6Broadcasting — 6Journalism — 2Publishi…2Publishing — 2Televisi…Television — 1Advertising Industry — 1Media Industry — 1FilmFilm — 1Community Cohesion — 3Volunteering — 2Communit…Community Relations — 1Communit…Community Development — 1Civic En…Civic Engagement — 1Youth — 1Visual Impair…4Visual Impairment — 4Intellectual …Intellectual Disabilities — 2Blindness Support — 1Disabled Children — 1Women4Women — 4DiversityDiversity — 2Gender Equality — 1Women's Rights — 1Voluntary Sector7Voluntary Sector — 7Legal Profession — 1Legal Services — 1Legal Scholarship — 1Economic Crime Prevention — 1Taxation Law — 1british-c…4british-community-abroad — 4local-co…4local-community-service — 4Maritime…3Maritime Safety — 3Fishing Industry — 1Royal Protec…2Royal Protection — 2Homelessness2Homelessness — 2Hairdressing2Hairdressing — 2Rescue — 2Afghanistan — 2Special Needs Support — 2Armed Forces Families — 1Unemployment — 1Armed Forces Families — 1british…british-foreign-policy — 1Adult Social Care — 1Transport Industry — 1Fire Prevention — 1Information Services — 1Offender …Offender Rehabilitation — 1EducationSportPublic ServiceEconomyScience and TechnologyMediaCommunityDisabilityEqualityLawMaritime
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the New Year Honours List 2012, by the number of recipients. Scroll for the full list; click a topic for its recipients in this round.

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