New Year's Honours 2017 for donors and charity staff

2017 illuminated by sparkers - photo: Pexels
2017 illuminated by sparkers – photo: Pexels

In total 1,123 people have received an award in the 2017 Queen’s New Year’s Honours List.

Of these, 981 candidates have been selected at BEM, MBE and OBE level: 318 at BEM, 452 at MBE and 211 at OBE.

70% of the recipients are people who have undertaken outstanding work in their communities either in a voluntary or paid capacity 551 women are recognised in the List, representing 49% of the total

9.2% of the successful candidates come from a BAME background

5% of the successful candidates consider themselves to have a disability (under the Equality Act 2010)
 

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