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Four social services directors are among the people given awards in the New Year’s Honours list.

OBEs go to Nigel Druce, Cornwall director of social services, Tony Harrop of Leicestershire, and Nick Johnson, deputy chief executive and director in Bexley. Geoff Alltimes, Hammersmith and Fulham director, and former secretary of the Association of Directors of Social Services, is given a CBE.

John Rowlands, an inspector with the Social Services Inspectorate, and Carolyn Hayman, chief executive of the Foyer Federation, are given OBEs.

Anne Partington, senior social worker at Dundee council, is made an MBE.

Gillian Stewart, who is head of the children and young people's group at the Scottish executive, has been made a Companion of the Order of the Bath.

Nigel Crisp, chief executive of the NHS and the Department of Health, is made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath.

Other OBEs:

Judith Barker, adviser, London Drug Prevention Advisory Service

Thomas Durie, for services to community, especially to Royal Hospital for Children in Bristol

James Dyer, medical commissioner and director Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

Hansa Patel-Kanwal, services to young people from black and ethnic minority backgrounds

Sonia Jackson, professor, social sciences, University of Wales, for services to young people in care

Doreen and Neville Lawrence, parents of Stephen Lawrence

Mark Sharman, director Help and Care, services to older people in Bournemouth area

Tom Wylie, chief executive of the National Youth Agency

MBEs:

Jill Aylott, director Disability Initiative, for services to disabled people in Camberley, Surrey

Susan Bernerd, services to children’s charities

Edwin Buddle, manager, Croslink, services to disabled people

Martin Dodgson, services to deaf and blind people in Leeds

Raphael Gasson, president and chairperson Disabled Motorists Caring

Rupert Gillard, services to blind and partially sighted people in Devon

David Graham, chairperson Age Concern in Sunderland

Mel Hatto, organiser, Stapleford Volunteer Bureau, for services to the delivery of health and social care services

Tessa Harding, head of policy for Help The Aged

Sister Ingrid Hitchens, services to children in Bolton

Jean Horner, services to foster care in Leicester

Anne Kennedy, services to homeless people in Glasgow

Margaret McAlpine, services to Northern Ireland Cancer Fund for Children

Gillian Norris, services to young people in Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Evelyn Piska, chairperson Compass, for services to families and carers of the mentally ill

Melba Pitt, services to disabled young people in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire

Ronald and Sheila Purbrick, services to foster care in Lambeth

Susan Ryrie, manager, Brook Advisory Service, Liverpool

Ian Vaughan for voluntary service to homeless people in Leicestershire

Pat Wade, play specialist for services to Burned Children’s Club in Essex

William Walsh, for services to the Antrim and Randalstown Multiple Sclerosis Group

Gloria Watts, services to people with cerebral palsy and their carers in Swansea

Dorothy Willard, services to Save the Children in Sussex

Maurice Williamson, services to young people in Bangor, Northern Ireland

Trevor Wood, services to Sport for the Disabled in Greater London

Colin Young, services to young people in Cranleigh, Surrey

CBEs:

Thomas Davies, chairperson of Wales Youth Agency, for services to young people

Clive Fairweather, OBE, lately inspector of prisons in Scotland

Victoria Stark, chief executive Look Ahead Housing and Care for services to homeless people in London

Lady Tumim OBE for Foyer Federation chairperson for services to voluntary sector

For a full list of the New Year's Honours click here