The Lieutenancy of Orkney
Nominating Someone for an Honour
Anyone can nominate a member of the community for an honour.
Honours are awarded to individuals who are:
- making a difference to their community or field of work
- providing long-term voluntary service
- providing innovation and entrepreneurship
- improving life for people less able to help themselves
- displaying moral courage
Honours are given to people involved in different activities, including:
- Arts and Media
- Health
- Education
- Science and Technology
- Economy (including business etc)
- Community, Voluntary and Local Services
- Sport
- State (including Civil Service, national and local Politicians)
National honours are for individuals, so if you are thinking of nominating a group or organisation please look at our pages on the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service and Queen’s Award for Enterprise.
The Nomination Process
All nominations for honours should be treated in the strictest confidence. It’s really important that the person being nominated should not be told as it wouldn’t be fair to raise expectations in case they are not met.
You can nominate someone by filling in a form and having two people support the application.
Honours Lists are published in the New Year and on Her Majesty’s Birthday. You can check published Lists (in the national newsletters, the London Gazette or on the honours website) to see if your candidate has been successful.
If, after three years, you have heard nothing you can usually assume that the nomination has been unsuccessful and has lapsed. However on occasions they can take longer than this. You can re-nominate, but this is not likely to be successful unless the person you have nominated has had additional achievements.
