The honours system recognises people who have made achievements in public life and committed themselves to serving and helping others. They will usually have made life better for other people or be outstanding at what they do.
Honours lists are published twice a year at New Year and mid-June on the date of the Queen’s Official Birthday. Anyone can receive an award if they reach the required standard of merit or service, and honours lists contain a wide variety of people from different backgrounds, communities and organisations. Anyone can nominate someone for an honour.
The honours system is managed by the UK Cabinet Office Ceremonial Secretariat but each UK Government Department and the Devolved Administrations all have an Honours Secretary to whom you may send a nomination.
In Scotland, since 2007, the First Minister and all other Scottish Government Ministers have chosen to have no role in any part of the Honours process. It is the Civil Service in Scotland who handle Honours nominations, under UK Cabinet Office guidance.
Nomination forms and the full UK Cabinet Office guidance can be found on the Direct Gov website. The forms and guidance are UK wide and nominations can be made either to the Cabinet Office, whose address appears on the nomination form, or to;
Honours Secretariat
Scottish Government
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
Either by post or by email to honours@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Nominations
Honours are given to people who have made a difference to their community, nominated by you! There are of course several different types of award, each one recognising a different type of contribution.
It is important to the Lieutenancy to hear about the great work people are doing in the Stirling and Falkirk area, particularly in the voluntary sector, to help assist members of the public submit a nomination. The information we receive helps us with making recommendations for invitations to the Royal Garden Party held each summer at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.
How Do I Nominate Someone for An Honour?
You may submit a nomination at any time, and receipt of your nomination will be acknowledged, but thereafter it is not possible to provide any further information or progress reports on your nomination. It should be noted that nominations can take up to three years to be considered.
Please click on the links below to download a Nomination Form and the Guidance Notes. The Nomination Form contains guidelines on how it should be completed, what information should be included and gives advice about supporting letters.
Download a Nomination Form here
Recent Honours
We are delighted that the following people who live in Stirling and Falkirk have had their outstanding contribution to various walks of life recognised in recent honours lists. We offer them our sincere congratulations.
Birthday Honours 2023
Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Roy Brannen CBE
Dr Sheila Baillie Mackenzie Reith CBE
Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Nadine McKenzie Judge MBE
Anna Marshall MBE
Dr Margaret Wright MBE
Medallists of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (BEM)
Gillian Lauder BEM
Emma Muldoon BEM
Trudi Togneri BEM
New Year Honours 2023
Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Professor Sharon Hutchison CBE
Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Celia Sinclair Thornquist MBE
Margaret Wilson MBE
Medallists of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (BEM)
Fiona Rennie BEM
Lysbeth Wilson BEM
Birthday Honours 2022
Eve Muirhead OBE
Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Ann-Maree Morrison MBE
David Murdoch MBE
Victoria Wright MBE
Medallists of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (BEM)
Peter Anderson BEM
Thomas Anderson BEM
Elizabeth Maud Crawford BEM
Charlotte Hunt BEM
Elizabeth Thomson BEM
New Year Honours 2022
Commanders of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)
John Denholm CBE
Martin Fairburn CBE
Leslie Montgomery CBE
Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Kathleen Dawson MBE
Duncan Scott MBE
Medallist of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (BEM)
Mary Kenyon BEM
Birthday Honours 2021
Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Melanie Cross OBE
Medallists of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (BEM)
Claire Duffy BEM
Nicola Harvey BEM
Deborah Jackson BEM
New Year Honours 2021
Knight Bachelor
Professor Sir Gerry McCormac
Commanders of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Thomas Allison CBE
Professor Allister Ferguson CBE
Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Rosemary Fletcher MBE
Ashley Nicholson MBE
Jacqueline Winning MBE
Medallist of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (BEM)
Mohammed Usman Rafiq BEM
Birthday Honours 2020
Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Janet Eadie Chesney MBE
Eve Muirhead MBE
Grace Elaine Nisbet MBE
Margaret Elizabeth Robertson MBE
Jill Williamina Young MBE
Medallists of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (BEM)
Margaret Joan Magdalene Coutts BEM
Agnes Rae Elliott BEM
Ghulam Farid BEM
Marlyn Gardner BEM
Shagufta Shamim BEM
New Year Honours 2020
Officers of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Agnes Gillespie OBE
Dr Catriona Stewart OBE
Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Gillian Morton MBE
Craig Thomson MBE
Birthday Honours 2019
Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Rita Ciccu Moore MBE
Andrew Cooke MBE
Dr Marie Short MBE
William Douglous Tennant MBE
Medallist to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (BEM)
Charlene Condeco BEM
New Year Honours 2019
Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Dame Louise Livingstone Martin CBE
Officers of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Maureen Campbell OBE
Medallists to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (BEM)
Robert Arthur McInnes BEM
Moira Elspeth Forbes Welsh BEM
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