Recognising exceptional achievement or service
Queen's Birthday Honours List 2007
This the fourth list under the new system. There are 8 specialist selection committees; chairs and the majority of members are independent of government. The Prime Minister has submitted the recommendations to The Queen without amendment.
As usual, this Honours List reflects and pays tribute to outstanding achievement and service right across the community and the nation as a whole. As a further means of giving public recognition, the new Emblem has been introduced; already more than 3,000 have been sold.
As in previous lists a key aim has been to reward those who work and serve at the sharp end – people who have really changed things, or who have given outstanding service to others in difficult situations. All the names in the list (946) have been nominated by the public or expert organisations. 802 are at OBE and MBE level.
The list also reflects the Government's commitment to honouring those in its key priority areas: education, health, law and order and the third sector.
Supplements (Commonwealth Honours List)
The Honours lists are published in The London Gazette. You can find copies of the latest honours lists and other supplements, in PDF format, on the London Gazette website
