Simmonds, deputy leader of Hillingdon Council and the LGA’s main spokesman on children’s services, was one of a host of leaders and professionals from the children and young people’s sector to be recognised for their work in the birthday honours list, published at the weekend.
Norman Goodwin, chief executive of Adoption Matters, also received a CBE for his work at the charity spanning more than 20 years.
Meanwhile, James Hempsall, who oversaw the delivery of the Department for Education's national support programme for the implementation of 15 hours a week of free childcare for disadvantaged two-year-olds, has been awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE).
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