It is very important that the full name is included. Please consider whether candidate’s the candidate is known by: a different forename name from their given one; • a first name which is a shortening of a first or middle name, e.g. Jim for James • or Betty for Elizabeth. This should be but you listed under ‘preferred name’ should still list their full name in the forename box. if the person is known by a completely separate name from their real one or • has a different maiden/married name by which they are also known, this should be listed in the AKA box. A little research can often reveal a full names. The internet and reference candidate’s books like and are particularly useful for higher-level and Who Who’s Debrett’s better-known candidates. Post-nominals A post-nominal is an abbreviation of an Honour, Decoration, Medal or Role that follows the name. If your candidate already has an Honour which gives post-nominal letters, please include them here. In addition, please use this box to indicate any decorations, professional memberships or appointments held by the candidate. The following is a list of post-nominal letters which may be used: AM Member of the Welsh Assembly Government – DL Deputy Lieutenant – FBA Fellow of the British Academy – FREng Fellow of the Royal Society of Engineering – FRS Fellow of the Royal Society – FRSE Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh – JP Justice of the Peace – MLA Member of the Legislative Assembly (NI) – MP Member of (UK) Parliament – MSP Member of the Scottish Parliament – QC – Queen’s Counsel QFSM Fire Service Medal – Queen’s QPM Police Medal – Queen’s TD Territorial Efficiency Decoration – The following should be listed after any existing Honour, in the following format: Any post-nominal indicating that someone holds a decoration (medal) comes • next so CBE TD. – Any post-nominal indicating that someone holds an appointment from/on • behalf of the Queen comes next so CBE TD QPM. – Any post-nominal indicating that someone is a member of a professional body • comes after an honour so CBE TD QPM FRS. –
It is very important that the candidate’s full name is included. Please consider whether the candidate is known by: • a different forename name from their given one; • a first name which is a shortening of a first or middle name, e.g. Jim for James or Betty for Elizabeth. This should be listed under ‘preferred name’ but you should still list their full name in the forename box. • if the person is known by a completely separate name from their real one or has a different maiden/married name by which they are also known, this should be listed in the AKA box. A little research can often reveal a candidate’s full names. The internet and reference books like Who’s Who and Debrett’s are particularly useful for higher-level and better-known candidates. Post-nominals A post-nominal is an abbreviation of an Honour, Decoration, Medal or Role that follows the name. If your candidate already has an Honour which gives post-nominal letters, please include them here. In addition, please use this box to indicate any decorations, professional memberships or appointments held by the candidate. The following is a list of post-nominal letters which may be used: AM – Member of the Welsh Assembly Government DL – Deputy Lieutenant FBA – Fellow of the British Academy FREng – Fellow of the Royal Society of Engineering FRS – Fellow of the Royal Society FRSE – Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh JP – Justice of the Peace MLA – Member of the Legislative Assembly (NI) MP – Member of (UK) Parliament MSP – Member of the Scottish Parliament QC – Queen’s Counsel QFSM – Queen’s Fire Service Medal QPM – Queen’s Police Medal TD – Territorial Efficiency Decoration The following should be listed after any existing Honour, in the following format: • Any post-nominal indicating that someone holds a decoration (medal) comes next – so CBE TD. • Any post-nominal indicating that someone holds an appointment from/on behalf of the Queen comes next – so CBE TD QPM. • Any post-nominal indicating that someone is a member of a professional body comes after an honour – so CBE TD QPM FRS.
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