BASW congratulates social work and social care recognition in New Year Honours

BASW applauds all those from social work and social care professions across the UK who have been recognised for their achievements and service in the King’s New Year Honours.

Numerous individuals from social work and social care are represented in this year’s list, as well as Foster Carers and those working and volunteering in sectors that work with children, people with disabilities and in mental health, with some listed below. Please do contact us if we have missed a recipient from the social work community.

• Eileen Gibson - Nurse, Social Worker and Area Manager, Northern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to Older People with Dementia and Adults with Learning Disabilities in County Antrim
• Stuart Carlton - Corporate Director, Children's Services, North Yorkshire County Council. For services to Children, Young People and Families
• Martin Pratt - former DCS at Camden council. For services to children, young people and families in London.
• Heather Freeman - previously head of service at Aspire Adoption, the regional adoption agency for Dorset. For services to vulnerable children and families.
• Christopher Badger - Executive Director of Adult Care Services, Hertfordshire County Council. For services to Adult Social Care
• Rosin Flynn - For services to People affected by Dementia in the Western Health and Social Care Trust Area
• Elaine James - Head of Service, Learning Disabilities and Preparation for Adulthood, Bradford Metropolitan District Council. For services to Social Care
• Dez Holmes - Research in Practice Director, who was awarded an MBE for services to improving social work practice.
• Professor Keith Brown - Chair of the NHS’s Safeguarding Adults National Network. For services to adult safeguarding.
• Erica Lockhart - Chair, South East Social Care Alliance. For services to Adult Social Care
• Harvey Rosenblatt - President, Nightingale Hammerson. For services to Jewish Community Social Care
• Rosemary Pavoni - Chair, West Sussex Partners in Care. For services to Social Care
• Margaret Waring - Independent Living Manager, Portland Charity, Nottinghamshire. For services to People with Disabilities or Social Care Needs
• Eileen Lindley - Foster Carer, Doncaster Children's Services Trust. For services to Foster Care
• Brian Pope - Lately Assistant Director, Children's Services, Hampshire County Council. For services to Education
• Shagufta Asam - Foster Carer, London Borough of Redbridge. For services to Foster Care
• Graham Carlisle - Foster Carer, Sunderland Local Authority. For services to Foster Care
• Jane Carlisle - Foster Carer, Sunderland Local Authority. For services to Foster Care
• Barbara Colombo - Foster Carer, TACT Yorkshire. For services to Foster Care
• Robert Colombo - Foster Carer, TACT Yorkshire. For services to Foster Care
• Barbara Howell - Foster Carer, Norfolk County Council. For services to Foster Care
• Charles Howell - Foster Carer, Norfolk County Council. For services to Foster Care
• Dianne Hubbert - Foster Carer, Barnardo's, Liverpool, Merseyside. For services to Foster Care
• Charles Hubbert - Foster Carer, Barnardo's, Liverpool, Merseyside. For services to Foster Care
• Caroline McGough - Lately Foster Carer, Middlesbrough Council. For services to Foster Care
• Gordon McGough - Lately Foster Carer, Middlesbrough Council. For services to Foster Care
• Michelle Hawkins - Foster Carer, Fostering Solutions, West Midlands. For services to Foster Care
• Simon Hawkins - Foster Carer, Fostering Solutions, West Midlands. For services to Foster Care
• Colleen Healy - Lately Foster Carer, Plymouth City Council. For services to Foster Care
• David Healy - Lately Foster Carer, Plymouth City Council. For services to Foster Care
• Safeena Mohammad - Foster Carer, Warwickshire County Council. For services to Foster Care
• Julie Robinson - Foster Carer, Wirral County Council, Wirral, Merseyside. For services to Foster Care
• Kasim Sharifi - Foster Carer, Warwickshire County Council. For services to Foster Care
• Christine Boatwright - Founder and Clinical Director, Kernos Centre. For services to Mental Health in Suffolk
• Angela Clarke - Chair and Founder, Somewhere House Somerset. For services to Mental Health and to Sufferers of Substance Misuse and Trauma
• Victoria Livingstone-Thompson - Chief Executive, Inclusion Gloucestershire. For services to Mental Health and to People with Disabilities in Gloucestershire
• Sandra McConnell - For services to Mental Health and to Young People with Learning Disabilities
• Christopher Fulford - Trustee and Volunteer, The Northern Care Trust. For services to People with Disabilities in North Devon
• Rebecca Clarke - Volunteer, National Citizen Service and Board Member, Whizz Kidz, Ambitous About Autism Council and Disabled Children's Partnership Youth Advisory Group. For services to Young People with Disabilities and Autism
• Morag Mackay - Volunteer. For services to Children Living with Disabilities
• Celia Webster - Founder, The Challenge Group and Co-Founder, Wave for Change, London. For services to Children and People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

Congratulations to all!

The full 2025 New Year Honours List can be viewed here.