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Ceremonial Secretariat

The UK Honours System is managed by the Cabinet Office Ceremonial Secretariat. To find out more about honours and to make a nomination, please see the UK Honours System website:

> www.honours.gov.uk

The 'Ceremonial Branch' was created in 1937 with responsibility for honours policy work across government. It became known as the Ceremonial Secretariat in 2001.

The Secretariat is responsible for:

• preparation of the Prime Minister's half-yearly Honours Lists;
• the provision of advice on all honours matters to the Head of the Home Civil Service;
• co-ordinating policy on the award of decorations and medals in the UK: providing advice as necessary to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Ministry of Defence;
• the receipt, acknowledgement and processing of honours nominations made by members of the public;
• policy on, and assessment of, individual cases leading to civilian gallantry awards; and
• the assessment and processing of recommendations for the Imperial Service Medal.