Honours and Awards
The Honours System
The honours system recognises people who have made achievements in public life and committed themselves to serving and helping Britain.
Whether someone gets an honour - and the honour they get - is decided by an Honours Committee. The committee’s decisions go to the Prime Minister and then to the King, who awards the honour.
You can find out more about the Honours system from their website.
The King's Award for Voluntary Service
The King’s Award for Voluntary Service is the highest award given to volunteer groups across the UK.
How do I make a nomination for the Voluntary Service Award?
You can nominate a group for the King’s Award for Voluntary Service online. You don’t have to be part of the group and you can make your nomination at any time.
The central Government website provides further information about the nomination process.
View a list of previous successful voluntary groups in Staffordshire.
The King’s Award for Enterprise
The King’s Awards for Enterprise are awards for outstanding achievement by UK businesses in the categories of:
Guidance is available from the King's Awards for Enterprise web site.
View a list of previous successful businesses in Staffordshire.
Enterprise promotion awards
The King’s Award for Enterprise Promotion is for individual people who have played an important role in promoting enterprise skills and supporting entrepreneurs.
This could be by:
- Giving up their time to help potential entrepreneurs in education or in starting a business
- working in education, training or youth work to help provide others with enterprise skills
Guidance on how to apply is available from the King’s Awards website.
Please note: entries are by nomination only. You can’t nominate yourself for an award.
The Elizabeth Cross
The Elizabeth Cross is a commemorative emblem given to the recognised next of kin of members of the British Armed Forces killed in action or as a result of a terrorist attack after the Second World War. It bears the name of the current British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.
More information regarding the Elizabeth Cross can be found on the official British Monarchy web site. You can also request an Elizabeth Cross and Memorial Scroll from the central Government.