Moni Mannings has been appointed as chair of a new diversity and outreach committee by the Cabinet Office aimed at making the honours system more inclusive. Analysis revealed that higher awards disproportionately favor regions like London and working-class backgrounds are underrepresented. The committee, which will operate for five years, aims to encourage nominations from diverse demographics and regions. Mannings expressed the importance of the honours system in reflecting societal values and mentioned the barriers faced by women and those from working-class backgrounds in her own career.
The honours system is one of our nation's most visible mechanisms, not only for celebrating individual contribution but also of promoting our society's values.
I would be privileged to play a role in ensuring that the honours system reflects and celebrates the full richness of our society.
The new committee will encourage a wider range of nominations from regions of the country and parts of society which might currently be under-represented.
More than 60% of beneficiaries of higher awards lived in London and south-east England, which accounts for 27% of the UK population.
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