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.
New year’s Honours 2019
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Dame Louise Livingstone Martin CBE
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Maureen Campbell
Medallist of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)
Robert Arthur McInnes
Moira Elspeth Forbes Welsh
Birthday Honours 2018
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Pargan Singh Cheema
Annette Dryburgh
Professor James Law
Charles McSherry
Allison Cook Ramsay
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Dr Bridget McCalister
Robert William Robertson Tait
New Year’s Honours 2018
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Andrew Robertson
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Dr William Stewart Arnold
Medallist of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)
Morag Wallace
Birthday Honours 2017
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Morag Dorothy MacKellar
Judith Murray
Dr Richard Simpson
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Dr John Richards