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New Year Honours List2018

Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

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1,429
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Honouring excellence in public service, arts, science and community leadership.

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Analysis

By the numbers

The headline

By the numbers

1,429

Total awards

54

Knights & Dames

109

CBE

265

OBE

By rank

  • Knights & Dames54
  • CBE109
  • OBE265
  • MBE555
  • BEM333
  • Other honours113

Top counties (where recorded)

London 209Surrey 32Hampshire 30Essex 29West Midlands 26Hertfordshire 25Antrim 23Down 23Greater Manchester 23Edinburgh 22Cheshire 21

From the citations

The angles

Community & Voluntary Service led the round with 267 recipients (18.7% of those whose citation is tagged).

  • Community & Voluntary Service267 · 18.7%
  • Education153 · 10.7%
  • Children, Young People & Families123 · 8.6%
  • Arts & Culture107 · 7.5%
  • Health & Social Care101 · 7.1%
  • Business & Economy94 · 6.6%
  • Science, Engineering & Technology65 · 4.5%
  • Equality, Diversity & Inclusion64 · 4.5%

Most-honoured town: London (2).

Year on year

Oddities & trends

Versus the New Year Honours List 2017

Total ▼ 96Knights & Dames ▲ 5CBE ▲ 2OBE ▼ 7MBE ▼ 69BEM ▼ 7Other honours ▼ 20

Sources

Counts derived by Honoria from public records (The Gazette). Sector tags are Honoria's; percentages are of recipients whose citation is tagged.

The recipients

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Award
Theme

1,429 recipients

A45
B143
C117
D69
E26
F49
G65
H124
I6
J41
K38
L60
M156
N18
O16
P65
Q2
R68
S143
T65
U2
V11
W96
Y1
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Themes

The themes most cited across the New Year Honours List 2018.

Community & Voluntary Service — 267Education — 153Children, Young People & Families — 123Arts & Culture — 107Business & Economy — 94Health & Social Care — 101Equality, Diversity & Inclusion — 64Science, Engineering & Technology — 65Government & Public Service — 51Sport & Recreation — 47Defence & Armed Forces — 33Policing & Emergency Services — 28Environment & Agriculture — 18International & Diplomatic — 13Faith & Belief — 17204community — 204Community Cohesion — 8Charitable Fundraising — 6Voluntary service — 6Voluntary Sector — 5Community Safety — 4Charitable service — 3Community Relations — 3Jewish Community — 2Charitable Sector — 1charitable services — 1Community Sport — 1Muslim community — 1LGBT community — 184Education — 8420Higher Education — 20Holocaust Education — 12Further Education — 5Children with Special Educational Needs — 4Apprenticeships — 3People with Learning Disabilities — 2Music Education — 2Dental Education — 2Special Needs Education — 2Special Educational Needs — 1Adult Education — 1Academia — 1Primary Education — 1Schools — 1Veterinary Education — 145Young People — 4532Children — 32Families — 10Older People — 7their Families — 4Children with Special Educational Needs — 4Disadvantaged Young People — 3Disadvantaged Children — 2Children's Hearings System — 2Foster Care — 1Vulnerable Children — 1Children with Disabilities — 1Adoption — 1Bereaved Families — 1Disabled Children — 1Vulnerable Young People — 1Vulnerable Families — 1Bereaved Children — 1Youth Work — 127Music — 2721Arts — 21Culture — 9Drama — 8Heritage — 7Literature — 7Dance — 6Broadcasting — 4Theatre — 2Film — 2Music Education — 2Fashion — 1Design — 1Choral Music — 1Musical Theatre — 1Church Music — 1Classical Music — 126Business — 26Economy — 14International Trade — 5Entrepreneurship — 4Economic Development — 4Exports — 4Economics — 3Retail — 3Tourism — 2Construction Industry — 2Digital Economy — 2Creative Industries — 1Hospitality Industry — 1Small Businesses — 1Finance — 1Automotive Industry — 1Gas Industry — 1Technology Industry — 1Healthcare — 16Nursing — 7NHS — 5Midwifery — 4Health — 3Primary Care — 3Mental Health — 2Medicine — 2Cancer Research — 2Cancer Patients — 2Care — 2Social Care — 1Foster Care — 1Medical Research — 1Wellbeing — 1Hospitality Industry — 1Dentistry — 1Adult Social Care — 1Carers — 1their Carers — 1End of Life Care — 1Mental Health Awareness — 1Cancer Care — 1Health Research — 1Diversity — 11People with Disabilities — 11Equality — 6Women — 4Disabilities — 4Inclusion — 2People with Learning Disabilities — 2Disability Sport — 2Disabled — 2Digital Inclusion — 2Riding for the Disabled — 2Children with Disabilities — 1Disabled Children — 1LGBT community — 1Race Equality — 1Vulnerable Women — 1Science — 12Engineering — 7Technology — 5Digital Technology — 3Innovation — 2Research — 2Cancer Research — 2Social Science — 2Digital Economy — 2Digital Inclusion — 2Marine Science — 2Medical Research — 1Social Sciences — 1Cyber Security — 1Health Research — 1Technology Industry — 1Chemical Sciences — 1Public Understanding of Science — 1Science Communication — 1Leukaemia Research — 1Local Government — 16Public service — 12Government — 4Political service — 3Public Policy — 3Policy — 2Civil Service — 2Political History — 2Parliament — 1Public Administration — 1Sport — 8Rugby — 6Cricket — 5Football — 4Disability Sport — 2Rugby Union — 2Paralympic Sport — 2Athletics — 1Swimming — 1Rowing — 1Cycling — 1Tennis — 1Golf — 1Community Sport — 1Youth Football — 1Women's Sport — 1Defence — 12Veterans — 7International Defence Relations — 2Armed Forces — 1Royal Navy — 1Armed Forces Veterans — 1Army — 1Military Capability — 1Army Personnel — 1Military Aviation — 1Salvation Army — 1Flood Defence — 1Policing — 15Probation Service — 2HM Prison — 2Prisoners — 1HM Prison Service — 1HM Coastguard — 1Prison Healthcare — 1Prison Service — 1Police Officers — 1Disabled ex-Police Officers — 1Conservation — 4Environment — 2Sustainability — 2Nature Conservation — 2Agriculture — 1Forestry — 1Wildlife Conservation — 1Farming Community — 1Farming Industry — 1International Trade — 5International Defence Relations — 2International Development — 1Humanitarian Relief — 1International — 1Humanitarian Operations — 1British Higher Education Overseas — 1Jewish Community — 2Interfaith Relations — 2Interfaith — 2Muslim community — 1Church Music — 1Community & Voluntary ServiceEducationChildren, Young People & FamiliesArts & CultureBusiness & EconomyHealth & Social CareEquality, Diversity …Science, Engineering…Government & Public …Sport & RecreationDefence & Armed ForcesPolicing & Emergency…Environment & Agricu…International & Dipl…Faith & Belief
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Most numerous themes

The themes most often cited in the New Year Honours List 2018.

#ThemeRecipients
1Community & Voluntary Service267
2Education153
3Children, Young People & Families123
4Arts & Culture107
5Health & Social Care101
6Business & Economy94
7Science, Engineering & Technology65
8Equality, Diversity & Inclusion64
9Government & Public Service51
10Sport & Recreation47
11Defence & Armed Forces33
12Policing & Emergency Services28
13Environment & Agriculture18
14Faith & Belief17
15International & Diplomatic13