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The honours nomination process

For more information about the honours process, please visit:
[1]https://www.gov.uk/honours. You may find it useful to refer to our
guidance [2]How to Write a Nomination. Alternatively you may want to watch
the following video: [3]Completing an Honours nomination form.

Update on a nomination

If your query concerns an update on a nomination that you have submitted,
please be aware that each nomination can take at least 18 months to be
fully considered, sometimes longer. We value further updates to the
nominee’s achievements, including further letters of support so please
feel free to submit them to us at any time.

Bravery and/or Gallantry Awards

If your emails concerns  a Bravery or Civilian Gallantry award, please
take this as an automatic acknowledgement that we have received your
nomination. They will be actively considered.

"The object of giving medals, stars and ribbons is to give pride and
pleasure to those who have deserved them. At the same time a distinction
is something which everybody does not possess. If all have it, it is of
less value. There must, therefore, be heartburnings and disappointments on
the borderline. A medal glitters, but it also casts a shadow. The task of
drawing up regulations for such awards is one which does not admit of a
perfect solution. It is not possible to satisfy everybody without running
the risk of satisfying nobody. All that is possible is to give the
greatest satisfaction to the greatest number and to hurt the feelings of
the fewest."  Winston Churchill

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Our ref: FOI2021/23143

Dear Mike Ferguson,

Thank you for your request for information which was received on 4th
December. Your request is being handled under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 ('the Act').

The Act requires that a response must be given promptly, and in any event
within 20 working days. We will therefore aim to reply at the latest by
6th January.

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information Team

Cabinet Office

Dear Mike Ferguson,

Please find attached our response to your recent Freedom of Information
request (reference FOI2021/23143).

Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information Team

Cabinet Office