6 January 2025
We are proud to announce that our Chief Executive, Kathryn Smith, has been awarded an OBE for Services to Social Care in His Majesty The King’s New Year Honours List 2025.
This prestigious honour is a testament to her tireless dedication and leadership in social care since 1989.
Kathryn Smith OBE said:
I am deeply honoured to have been awarded an OBE for Services to Social Care in His Majesty The King’s New Year Honours List 2025.
This moment allows me to reflect on what I have achieved in my thirty-five-year career and to renew my commitment to the sector and the people who draw on care and support.
It also gives me the opportunity to whole-heartedly thank my colleagues, past and present, for motivating and inspiring me—this award is a recognition of your passion and dedication as well as mine. I look forward to working with you to secure the future of social care.
Kathryn Smith OBE
Chief Executive of the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
Notes to editors
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) improves the lives of people of all ages by co-producing, sharing, and supporting the use of the best available knowledge and evidence about what works in practice. We are a leading social care improvement independent charity working with organisations that support adults, families and children across the UK. We also work closely with related services such as health care and housing. We improve the quality of care and support services for adults and children by:
- Identifying and sharing knowledge about what works and what’s new.
- Supporting people who plan, commission, deliver and use services to put that knowledge into practice.
- Informing, influencing and inspiring the direction of future practice and policy.
Our mission is to support best practice, shape policy and raise awareness of the importance of social care, working together. With the government’s ambition of reducing consultancy bills, SCIE can serve as the not-for-profit partner of government, working collaboratively to identify and implement improvements.
If you have any questions regarding this submission, please do not hesitate to contact media@scie.org.uk