Government & Public Service - New Year Honours List 2026
77 recipients recognised for this theme in this round
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Medal / BEM
Rachel Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Tadworth, Surrey
“Lately Councillor, Reigate and Banstead Borough Council. For Political Service”
Neil Salt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Constituency Officer, Streatham and Croydon North, Lambeth and Southwark Conservative Federation. For Political Service”
Charlotte Anne Luckett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bideford, Devon
“Principal Surveyor, Valuation Office Agency. For Public Service and to Charity”
Samuel Jardine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Portadown, County Armagh
“For Public Service and to the community in County Armagh”
Thomas Robert Haire
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, County Borough of Belfast
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Belfast”
Vivienne Elizabeth Fullerton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownabbbey, County Antrim
“Registrar. For services to Local Government in Northern Ireland”
Veronica Dougherty
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“Personal Secretary, Northern Ireland Policing Board. For Public Service”
Catherine Collins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Heritage Specialist Cleaning Team Leader, House of Lords. For services to Parliament”
Deborah Compton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Heritage Cleaning Operative, House of Commons. For services to Parliament”
Janet Angel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan
“Executive Officer to Chief Executive Welsh European Funding Office, Welsh Government. For Public Service”
Joanne Aicken
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“For Public Service”
Member (MBE)
Julian Anthony Trevor Smith
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Barry, South Glamorgan
“Corporate Lead, Home Office. For Public Service”
Andrew William Ramsay Simpson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Doncaster, South Yorkshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Doncaster Refurnish. For services to Social Enterprise”
Janet Scott
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“Lately East Midlands Regional Chair, Conservative Party. For Political Service”
Michael Scott
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“Board Member, Osprey Housing, Board Member, SCARF and Board Member, Aberdeen Heat and Power. For Public Service”
Robert Paul Rams
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service”
Kim Marcelle Quaintrell
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portsmouth, Hampshire
“Head of Reducing Reoffending, HM Prison Winchester, HM Prison and Probation Service. For Public Service”
Simon Nokes
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“Lately Executive Director for Policy and Strategy, Greater Manchester Combined Authority. For services to Regional Economic Growth, Policy Development and Investment Strategies”
Beverley Gail Morris
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“Rapid Response Co-Ordinator, Department for Work and Pensions. For Public Service”
Sarah Louise Mo
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Operational Lead, Resettlement Operations, Home Office. For Public Service”
Kim McGRATH
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Head of Members' HR, Members' and Members Staff Services Team, House of Commons. For services to Parliament”
Gavin Thomas Mann
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Blackburn, West Lothian
“Data Lead for Retirement Services, Department for Work and Pensions. For Public Service”
Martin Francis Harvey
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hartlepool, County Durham
“Patient Advisor Work Coach, Department for Work and Pensions. For Public Service”
Mary Harland
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“Councillor, Leeds City Council. For Political Service”
Elizabeth Rose Hamilton
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“Security Guard, Stormont Castle. For Public Service”
Susan Goodchild
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunstable, Bedfordshire
“Councillor, Central Bedfordshire Council. For services to Local Government and the community in Bedfordshire”
Christopher Goodwill
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chippenham, Wiltshire
“Facilities Manager, House of Lords. For services to Parliament”
John Patrick Flatley
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pulborough, West Sussex
“Programme Director, Crime Statistics Production and Analysis, Home Office. For Public Service”
Donnalee Duffus Clayton
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Head of Resourcing and People, Government Office for Science. For Public Service”
Joe Appiah
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport, to Public Health and Public Service”
Franklin Owusu-Antwi
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gloucestershire
“Councillor and Chair of Council, South Gloucestershire Council. For services to Local Government”
Natasha Curry
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Deputy Director of Policy, The Nuffield Trust. For services to Social Care Policy”
Alison Gilchrist
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Banbridge, County Down
“Enforcement Officer, Trading Standards Service, Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland Civil Service. For Public Service”
Professor Emeritus Andrew Joseph George Pithouse
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“Lately Special Policy Adviser, Welsh Government. For services to Social Care Education and Policy”
Officer (OBE)
Lesley Barbara Taylor
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Greater London
“For Political Service”
Francis Stuart
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Maidstone, Kent
“Head of Employee Relations, HM Prison and Probation Service. For Public Service”
Anna Rose
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“Head, Planning Advisory Service. For Public Service”
Vivien Sanders
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chelmsford, Essex
“Principal Officer, Cabinet Office. For Public Service”
Mark Rawlinson
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Lead Non-Executive Director, Ministry of Justice. For Public Service”
Christine Salmon Percival
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“Clerk, Hybrid and Private Legislation, House of Lords. For services to Parliament”
Sarah Norman
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Holmfirth, West Yorkshire
“Chief Executive, Barnsley Council. For services to Local Government”
Paul Mizen
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Loughborough, Leicestershire
“Professor and Vice Dean, King's Business School, King's College London. For services to Economic Research and Public Policy”
Nicola Marfleet
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bedford, Bedfordshire
“Lately Governing Governor, HM Prison Woodhill, HM Prison and Probation Service. For Public Service”
William Martin Wallace McDOWELL
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, County Borough of Belfast
“Chair, Odyssey Trust. For services to Charity and to Public Services in Northern Ireland”
Sarah Lee
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Canterbury, Kent
“Deputy Director, Education, Employment and Skills, HM Prison and Probation Service. For Public Service”
Stephen Kerr
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Lanarkshire
“Director, Social Security, The Scottish Government. For services to Public Service Reform”
Wyn Jones
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“Prison Director and Governor, HM Prison Fosse Way, HM Prison and Probation Service. For Public Service”
Gurpreet Singh Jagpal
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Daventry, Northamptonshire
“For services to Enterprise, Entrepreneurship Education and Policy”