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- Medals and decorations are suspended from a holding bar and are arranged from the center of the body towards the left shoulder (left to right, top to bottom) in order of precedence.
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The order of wear of Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom is published by the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood in the London Gazette. [1]
Honours, decorations and medals are arranged in the "Order of Wear", an official list which describes the order in which they should be worn. [45] Updates to the Order of Wear are published in The London Gazette when necessary. The current Order of Wear was published on 11 January 2019. [46]
Which British honours, decorations and medals should be worn first? The Order of Wear places the Victoria Cross at the top of the list, followed by the George Cross. The various orders of knighthood are then arranged in order of date of creation and then by rank of order.
- How The Honours System Works
- The Integrity of The Honours System
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The honours system covers the whole of the UK and all honours are approved by HM Queen. Anyone can nominate anyone else for an honour. Find out how to nominate someone for an honour or award. The Honours and Appointments Secretariat in the Cabinet Office coordinates the operation of the honours system and processes all public nominations. It provid...
Honours are given to reward outstanding service and achievement in a given field or area. As part of the nomination process, we try to minimise the risk that prospective candidates have behaved in ways likely to bring the system into disrepute.
Once an honours nomination is submitted to the Honours and Appointments Secretariat in the Cabinet Office, a process of validation is carried out to assess the strength and credibility of the case. Each nomination is handled differently, depending on what the person has been doing. Typically, views will be sought from organisations like: 1. governm...
We protect the integrity of the honours system by carrying out probity checks with a number of government departments before names are submitted to the Prime Minister and HM the Queen for approval. As part of this vetting process, HM Revenue and Customs may advise the Honours and Appointments Secretariat about any potential risk posed to HM Governm...
An honour can be revoked if it is determined that an individual has behaved in a way that brings the honours system into disrepute. Recommendations to forfeit are made by the Forfeiture Committee to the Prime Minister, and then to HM Queen for a decision. The Forfeiture Committee has a majority of independent members and is chaired by Sir Chris Wor...
All information about an honours nominee, received from any source, is treated in the strictest confidence by the Honours and Appointments Secretariat and others involved in the assessment and selection of honours nominees. All checks and exchanges of information are carried out in compliance with data protection laws. Information is shared only as...
Information about how to make a Freedom of Information Act request can be found on the Cabinet Office GOV.UK page. When the Cabinet Office receives questions about the honours system, it considers whether it holds the information requested. If it does, it applies a public interest test (under section 37(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act) to d...
Dec 12, 2012 · Details of the medals awarded to serving members of the armed forces, veterans and MOD employees; and who can receive them.
The Order comprises five classes across both military and civilian divisions. The Order also includes the British Empire Medal presented to those who have contributed to service in their...
The system consists of three types of award: honours, decorations and medals: Honours are used to recognise merit in terms of achievement and service. Decorations tend to be used to recognise specific deeds. Medals are used to recognise bravery, long and/or valuable service and/or good conduct.
