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Where to send nomination forms

Nominations for people who are mainly involved in a particular sector can be sent directly to the government department responsible for that sector. This includes, for example, people working in:

• education
• transport
• the arts
• local government

A nomination for a teacher who also does charity work can be sent straight to the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). A nomination for someone who is involved with sport at grassroots level can be sent straight to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

Below is a list of departments that cover particular sectors.

Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)

Contact DCSF to nominate anyone involved with a school, college or university, for example:

• headteachers
• teachers
• assistants
• mid-day supervisors
• school secretaries
• governors
• vice-chancellors

DCSF is responsible for nominations of anyone involved in:

• youth work
• Boy's Brigade
• Brownies
• Girl Guides
• Cubs
• Scouts
• foster carers
• children's charities
• play and nursery schools

DCSF is also responsible for those involved with lifelong learning or skills training, for example:

• tutors in adult education centres
• people working in further education colleges
• people working at the learning and skills council

Send the form to:

Honours Secretary
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Room 8S
Sanctuary Buildings
Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT

Telephone: 020 7925 6239
Email: honours.TEAM@dcsf.gsi.gov.uk

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Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)

Contact DCMS to nominate someone involved in:

• sport
• creative industries
• the arts
• museums
• galleries
• architecture
• broadcasting
• radio
• film
• music
• heritage
• conservation of buildings
• tourism
• libraries
• archaeology

Send the form to:

Honours Secretary
Department for Culture, Media & Sport
2-4 Cockspur Street
London
SW1Y 5DH

Telephone: 020 7211 2313
Email: honours@culture.gsi.gov.uk

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Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)

 Contact the Department for Communities and Local Government for:

• all council members and some staff - excluding specialists who are served by another government department, such as social workers (Department of Health) or tourism managers (Department of Culture, Media and Sport)
• cartographers and related specialists
• community workers and volunteers, for example those involved with either a New Deal for Communities project or a particular housing estate, including tenants' / residents' association activists
• firefighters and their support staff
• homelessness activists, both employed and voluntary
• housing association staff and board members
• planners and developers (both private and public sector, but excluding architects, surveyors and those directly involved in the construction process)
• regeneration specialists (both private and public sector)
• people dealing with equality issues which includes race, faith, gender and sexual orientation

Send the form to:

Honours Secretary
Communities and Local Government
2/G9 Ashdown House
123 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6DE

Telephone: 020 7944 4317

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Department for Transport (DfT)

 Contact DfT for:

• employees, officials or specialists working in the aviation industry including airlines, airports, incident investigations, air security and air traffic control
• employees and specialists in road construction and road maintenance
• people at all levels including volunteers dealing with road safety
• people at all levels working in or dealing with local transport including local roads, buses, trams, taxis, cycling and pedestrians
• people at all levels involved with shipping, seafaring, ports and maritime search and rescue
• people working in overground or underground railway systems
• workers and volunteers dealing with mobility and access for people with disabilities

Send the form to:

Honours Secretariat
Department for Transport
3/G26 Ashdown House
123 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6DE

Telephone: 020 7944 4317

General honours enquiries and other nominations

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

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