Q: When is the best time to make an MBE nomination?

As soon as possible! Honours nominations for MBEs are considered all year long. However, the honours process involves a consideration period of around 12 – 18 months from receipt of your nomination, and the nominee must still be involved in the service for which they are being nominated, so it is important to get the nomination in the queue as soon as possible.

Too many people wait to put forward their nomination and are disappointed when an unexpected change or delay prevents their nominee from getting the honour they deserve.

Any further achievements the nominee has during the consideration process can always be added to the existing nomination later on, so don’t delay your nomination because you are waiting for a project to finish or until the nominee retires or they may never get the award they deserve!