Social care honoured in Queen’s birthday list

England’s children’s commissioner, Al Aynsley-Green was knighted for services to children and young people in the Queen’s birthday honours list, published on Saturday.

Disability campaigner Jane Campbell receives a DBE for services to social care and disabled people, to add to her MBE.

Liz Railton, honorary secretary at the Association of Directors of Social Services and director of children’s services, Essex Council is awarded a CBE for services to local government.

Children’s charities are well represented.

Esther Rantzen gets a CBE, for services to children, chiefly for her work with ChildLine.

Lynda Wilson, director of Barnardo’s Northern Ireland receives a CBE.

Francine Bates, chief executive at disabled children’s charity Contact a Family and Barbara Hearn, director of policy and research at the National Children’s Bureau, are both made OBEs.

Chief executive at the General Council for Social Care Lynne Berry receives an OBE for services to social care.

Robert Taylor, director Age Concern Cymru gets an OBE for services to elderly people in Wales.

Social care and local government honours

Knighthoods
Michael Aaronson, former director-general Save the Children. For services to children.

Al Aynsley-Green, children’s commissioner for England. For services to children.

Richard Leese, leader Manchester Council. For services to local government.

Order of the British Empire
DBE
Jane Campbell, former chair Social Care Institute for Excellence. For services to social care and disabled people.

CBE
John Belcher, chief executive Anchor Trust. For services to elderly people.

Timothy Byles, chief executive Norfolk Council. For services to local government.

Peter Martin, former chief executive of charity Addaction. For services to people who misuse substances.

Douglas Paterson, chief executive Aberdeen Council. For services to local government.

Liz Railton, honorary secretary, Association of Directors of Social Services and director of children’s services, Essex Council. For services to local government.

Esther Rantzen, president ChildLine. For services to children and young people.

Margaret Thorne, chair, Neath Port Talbot council of voluntary service. For charitable services in Wales.

Janet Wilson, leader, Sheffield Council. For services to local government.

Lynda Wilson, director, Barnardo’s Northern Ireland. For services to children and families.

OBE
Francine Bates, chief executive, Contact a Family. For services to families with disabled children.

Lynne Berry, chief executive, General Social Care Council. For services to social care.

Philip Bostock, chief executive, Exeter Council. For services to local government.

Sandra Brown, founder Moira Anderson Foundation. For services to child protection in Scotland.

Deborah Cadman, chief executive St Edmundsbury Council. For services to local government.

Raymond Cowlinshaw, chief executive, Derby Council. For services to local government.

Pauline Dodgson, formerly director, Gateshead Voluntary Organisations Council. For services to the voluntary sector.

Barbara Hearn, deputy chief executive and director of policy and research, National Children’s Bureau. For services to children, young people and families.

Agnes Lunny, chief executive, Positive Futures. For services to disabled people in Northern Ireland.

Julie Stokes, chief executive, Winston’s Wish charity. For services to bereaved children and their families.

Robert Taylor, director, Age Concern Cymru. For services to elderly people in Wales.

Barbara White, founder When You Wish Upon a Star charity, For services to children and families.

MBE
Janet Beech, youth worker, Caxton youth organisation, London. For services to young disabled people.

Audrey Cranmer, foster carer, North Yorkshire. For services to children and families.

Keith Cranmer, foster carer, North Yorkshire. For services to children and families.

Harrington Cumberbatch. For services to African Caribbean people with mental health problems in Tower Hamlets, London.

Bryan Davies, outreach worker in east Durham. For services to young people.

Wendy Daykin, foster carer, Sheffield Council. For services to children and families.

Margaret Hands, formerly service manager for older people, Ceredigion. For services to social care.

Stuart McInnes, chair of City of London drug abuse resistance education programme. For services to disadvantaged people.

Martin Newman, founder and chair Katie’s Ski Tracks. For services to children with special educational needs.

Robert Stephen Phillips, formerly chair, West Dunbartonshire children’s panel. For services to children.

Barbara Pointon. For services to people with dementia.

Jean Spencer, chair Bury Pipeline Talking Newspapers. For services to visually impaired people.

Sheila Wheeler, foster carer, Isle of Wight. For services to children and families.