Appointment of new Independent Diversity and Outreach Committee Chair for the Honours System
Moni Mannings OBE has been appointed by the Head of the Civil Service as the new Chair of the Honours Diversity and Outreach Committee.
Moni Mannings OBE
Moni Mannings is Senior Independent Director of FTSE 100 Land Securities Group and of The Co-operative Group. A Member of the Takeover Panel and founder of EPOC, a not-for-profit network that seeks to increase the number of people of colour on boards, Moni is also a trustee on the Board of the St Marks Hospital Foundation charity.
The appointment is for a term of five years from July 2025 to July 2030.
Speaking about her appointment, Moni said:
I am delighted to accept my appointment as the Independent Chair of this new Committee.
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.
Recognising excellence from all walks of life isn’t just a symbolic act—it is how we tell our national story.
I would be privileged to play a role in ensuring that the honours system reflects and celebrates the full richness of our society.
The Diversity and Outreach Committee will assist the committee process in delivering an honours system which is representative of UK society through a programme of policy improvements and interventions; targeted regional and sectoral outreach and publicity of the honours system; and advice to both the independent committees and Government departments.
The Diversity and Outreach Committee will also be guided by the Prime Minister’s strategic priorities for the honours system and as a secondary function has an additional role in advising about how these are reflected in each honours list.
The Diversity and Outreach Committee is led by an independent chair, with support from the Honours and Memorialisation Secretariats in the Cabinet Office.
The membership of the Committee will comprise a member from each of the ten independent honours committees, based on their sector-specific expertise, experience, interest and commitment.