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About the Honours and Appointments Secretariat

The UK Honours System is managed by the Cabinet Office Honours and Appointments Secretariat.

The Secretariat is responsible for matters related to honours, civilian gallantry awards, other civilian service awards and senior state and church appointments.

The Secretariat is responsible for the receipt, acknowledgement and processing of honours nominations made by members of the public and preparation of the Honours Lists. You can contact the Honours and Appointments Secretariat at the address below if you would like to check on the progress of an honours nomination.

Once the case reaches the Honours team of the Secretariat, it is prepared for consideration by one of a series of specialist assessment sub-committees. The chairs and the majority of the members of these committees are independent of government.

• Nominating someone for an honour

General enquiries and where to send nominations

Cabinet Office
Honours and Appointments Secretariat
Ground Floor
Admiralty Arch
London
SW1A 2WH

Telephone: 020 7276 2777
Fax: 020 7276 2766
Email:honours@cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.uk

Note that you must send nomination forms to the address above by post or fax. They cannot be sent by email because the Secretariat needs a signed copy.

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