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Order of the Companions of Honour

Knighthood:

Brian Briscoe, chief executive LGA. For services to local government

Order of the Bath

Companions of the Order of the Bath:

Peter Garland, Director of Health and Social Care, North, Department of Health.

Order of the British Empire

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE):

Richard Temple Cox, Chairperson, Castle Vale Housing Action Trust. For the services to the Regeneration of Birmingham

Thomas Crowley, Presiding Officer, Welsh Local Government Association. For services to Local Government.

Samuel Gallop. For services to people with disabilities (London)

Torquil Norman, Founder, Norman Trust and Roundhouse. For services to Disadvantaged Young People.

Clifford Prior, Chief Executive, National Schizophrenia Fellowship. For services to Health Care.

Frederick Summers, Chief Executive, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. For services to Regeneration and to Partnership Working.

Professor June Thoburn, Professor of Social Work, University of East Anglia. For services to Social Work.

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE):

The Reverend Canon Richard Atkinson. For services to Unemployed People in Rotherham, South Yorkshire.

Waqar Azmi, Chief Executive, Worcestershire Racial Equality Council and Race Equality West Midlands. For services to Community Life in the West Midlands.

Dr Susan Bailey, Clinical Manager, Gardner Unit, Salford. For services to Youth Justice.

Irene Bird, Governor, HM Prison/Young Offender Institution, New Hall, HM Prison Service, Home Office. (North Yorkshire)

James Brodie, Chairperson, Victim Support Scotland. For services to the Victims of Crime.

Fiona Clarke, Joint Co-ordinator, Kids VIP. For services for Prisoners' Children.

Maurice Collins, co-founder of disability charity Kith & Kids. For services to Disabled People.

Fionnuala Cook. For services to Health and Social Services.

Colonel Richard Crossley. For services to the community, especially the Ocean Youth Trust, in North East England.

Ann Darnbrough, Director, National Information Forum. For services to Disabled People.

Stephen Edwards, Director, East Manchester Education, Action Zone. For services to the New Deal for Young People.

Viscountess Elizabeth Falmouth. For charitable services to the community in Cornwall.

Gillian Garbutt, Community Education Manager, Northern Ryedale District, Pickering, North Yorkshire. For services to Young People.

Charles Hartnell. For services to the community in Bristol.

Thomas Hill, Vice-President, National Council for Voluntary Youth Services. For services to Young People. (Wiltshire)

Anthony Kennan. For services to the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee.

Gordon Neale, Chief Executive, Disability Sport England. For services to Disabled Sport.

Katharine Philbrick, Joint Co-ordinator, Kids VIP. For services to Prisoners' Children.

Mar Riordan. For services to Elderly People.

Jennifer Rudge, Chief Executive, Connexions Cornwall and Devon. For services to Careers Education and Guidance.

Martin Rudge, Chief Executive, Home Improvement Trust. For services to the Living Condition of People in Need. (Nottingham)

Jagir Sekhon. For services to the community in Greenwich, London.

Barbara Stephens, Lately Chief Executive, Local Government Commission for England. For services to Local Government.

John Sutherland. For services to the British Red Cross Society.

Ruth Thompson. For services to the New Deal in Tyne and Wear.

Balbir Uppal. For services to the community in Huddersfield.

George Wallis, International Director. For services to OXFAM.

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE):

Faruque Ahmed. For services to the Bangladeshi community in Cheshire

Kath Barnes, Nursing Auxiliary. For services to People with Substance Misuse Problems in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

Betty Bevan, Lately Carer and Home Help, Bridgend, South Wales. For services to the community.

Rosalind Bourne. For services to Mental Health Carers in Somerset.

Carol Bowery. For services to Improving Education Services for Teenage Mothers.

Beverley Brooks, Director of the National Association of Council for Voluntary Service and chief executive of the National Association of Child Contact Centres. For services to the community, Nottinghamshire.

Susan Campbell, Lately Chair, ACDET. For services to Disabled People. (West Yorkshire)

Mary Carroll. For services to Homeless People in Perth.

Christopher Chambers, Manager, Somerset Partnership-Mental Health Team. For services to Social and Health Care.

Anne Chan. For services to Children in London.

Eustace Clarke. For services to the Multi-Cultural Education and Youth Project, Lewisham, London.

Nidhi Dalmia. Member, New Deal Task Force's Minority Ethnic Advisory Group. For services to Unemployed People. (Buckinghamshire)

Jerome Dawson. For services to the community and to the Credit Union Movement.

Wendy Dibdin. For services to Disabled People in Greenwich, London.

Jacqueline Downer. For services to People with Learning Disabilities in London

Beryl Durrant. For services to the community, especially Elderly People, in Gloucestershire.

Peter Evans, Lately Franchise Manager, Cheshire Fire Service, The Prince's Trust, Volunteers Programme. For services to Young People.

Cecil Ewing. For services to Public Transport and to Disabled People.

Tanya Gallagher. For services to Community Relations (Londonderry)

Norma Glass. For services to Racial Understanding in South Wales.

Patricia Harvey, Head, Housing Management, Communities Scotland. For services to Housing

Pauline Hughes. For services to the community, especially Social Care, in Nottinghamshire.

Stephen Hobday. For services to the community and to Homeless People in Cardiff.

David Huxtable. For services to Victim Support.

Valerie Jeal. For services to Homeless People in St Paul's, Bristol.

Helen Keats, Housing Initiatives Manager, Portsmouth City Council. For services to Homeless People.

Lillian Kennedy, Chair, Strathclyde Elderly Forum. For services to Elderly People and to the community.

Anne Lismore. For services to the Simon Community.

Joan MacFarlane, Health Visitor. For services to Homeless People in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

David Macleod. For services to the community, especially Elderly People, Fife.

Cllr Patricia MacMaster, Chairperson, Somerset Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership. For services to Early Years

Andrious Mama. For services to the Assyrian community and to Race Relations. (Kent)

Monte Marco. For services to the Children's Aid Committee, Glasgow.

Theodore Martin, Development Officer. For services to the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.

Dorothy Masterman, Probation Officer. For services to the Probation Service.

Joan Maunder. For services to the Fareham Victim Support Scheme, Hampshire.

Nell McFadden. For services to Older People in Renfrewshire.

Jeanette McNeice. For services to People with Learning Difficulties. (Belfast)

Ruth McVicker. For services to the Riding for the Disabled Association.

Valerie Moody, National Education Liaison Officer, Showmen's Guild of Great Britain. For services to the Education of Traveller Children.

Theresa Moore. For services to the Disability Times Trust. (London)

Annette Mountford. For services to Family Links.

The Reverend Frederick Munce. For services to Community Relations.(Londonderry)

Helen Munro, Director of Community Services, Stirling Council. For services to the community.

Elsie Naisbett, Tenants Leader, Studley Estate, Stockwell, London. For services to Housing.

Catherine Neill. For services to Elderly People. (Belfast)

Alexander Nelson, Senior Enrolled Nurse, State Hospital, Carstairs. For services to Mental Health Nursing. (Lanarkshire)

Trevor Nelson, Millennium Volunteers Ambassador. For services to Young People. (London)

John Newcombe. For services to Bowling for Visually Impaired People. (West Yorkshire)

William Noble. For services to Disabled Swimming. (Fife)

Liam Parker. For services to Unemployed and Disadvantaged People. (Belfast)

John Peddie. For services to the Pitstop Drop In Centre in Leatherhead, Surrey.

The Reverend David Potter. For services to People with Learning Difficulties in the United Kingdom

Taifur Rashid, Chairperson, Tower Hamlets Race Equality Council. For services to Community Life in London.

Harmegh Rattan. For services to Racial Equality in London.

Keith Redwood, Chairperson, Ross and Cromarty Drug and Alcohol Forum. For services to Tackling Drug and Alcohol Misuse

William Reid, Chairperson, Boys' and Girls' Clubs of Scotland. For services to Young People.

Rosemary Renouf. For services to Mental Health Services and their Users in Nottingham.

Maggie Ross. For services to Training for Disadvantaged Groups. (Nottingham)

Peter Royle, General Manager, Training and Employment, Enham Industries. For services to Disabled People. (Berkshire)

Raman Ruparell. For services to Community Life and to Race Relations in London.

Peter Russell. For services to the Jewish community in London.

Dr Mora Scott, Honorary President, Children 1st in Moray. For services to Children.

Zella Shawyer. For services to MIND in Malvern, Worcestershire.

Kutubuddin Shikder. For services to the Muslim communities in East London.

Rema Sim, Project Worker, Stonham Housing Association. For services to Homeless People in Calderdale. (West Yorkshire)

William Slowther, Project Manager, Endeavour Training, Birmingham. For services to Young People. (Birmingham)

Margaret Staples, Adoption Team Manager, Nottinghamshire County Council. For services to Adoption.

Beryl Stonestreet. For services to the community, especially the Children's Society, in Kent.

Hilary Strong, Youth Worker in Charge, Bottesford Youth Centre, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. For services to Young People.

Barbara Summerfield. For services to the community, especially Young People, in East Sussex.

Stewart Swales, Chief Executive, Nottingham Regeneration Ltd. For services to the community

Doreen, Taylor. For services to the Wigan and District Wheelchair Fund.

Edwin Thompson. For services to the community, especially Young People, in Drypool, Hull.

Archibald Thomson, Chairperson, Cordale Housing Association, Renton, Dunbartonshire. For services to the community.

Gillian Tipton, Home Carer, Social Services Department, Essex. For services to the community.

Caroline Ward. For services to the Association of Residential Care.

Helena Williams. For services to Foster Care in Denbighshire.

Jean Williams, Chairperson, St Matthew's Tenants Association, Leicester. For services to the community

John Williams. For services to Foster Care in Denbighshire.

Nenna Williams. For services to Young People in the Cynon Valley, Taff

Charles Wilson. For services to Disabled Older People in Edinburgh

Frances Wood. For services to the Frinton and Walton Home Support Group Trust, Essex.

Dorothy Wormwell. For services to the community, especially Elderly People, in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire.

Stephen Yip. For services to Kids in Need and Distress.

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