New Year Honours 2018
Alan Thorpe Richard Wood
Knight Bachelor
lately Director of Children?s Services • London Borough of Hackney
Organisation: London Borough of Hackney
Knight Bachelor · 2018
“For services to Children’s Social Care and Education.”
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London Gazette notice
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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Alan Thorpe Richard WOOD C.B.E.
lately Corporate Director, Children and Young People’s Services, London Borough of Hackney
For services to Children’s Social Care and Education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62150 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2011
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2011- Role at the time
- lately Director of Children?s Services, London Borough of Hackney
- Region
- London
Knight Bachelor
New Year Honours 2018- Region
- London
“For services to Children’s Social Care and Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 25 times in the New Year Honours List 2018 — about 2% of the list.
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How widely is this recognised?
5,249 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2018
Alan Tuckett
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Leicestershire
“For services to Education, Particularly Adult Learning.”
Andrew Parmley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“For services to Music, Education and Civic Engagement.”
Anthony Habgood
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“For services to UK Industry.”
Barry Gibb
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Buckinghamshire
“For services to music and charity.”
Bernard Silverman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Oxfordshire
“For public service and services to Science.”
Christopher Chope
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Dorset
“For political and public service.”
Craig Mackey
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Wiltshire
“For services to Policing.”
Edward Troup
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“For public service to Taxpayers and the Tax System.”
Geoffrey Clifton-brown
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Gloucestershire
“For political and public service.”
Graham Brady
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Greater Manchester
“For political and public service.”
Iain Torrance
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Edinburgh
“For services to Higher Education and Theology.”
John Curtice
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Glasgow
“For services to the Social Sciences and Politics.”
Kenneth Olisa
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“For services to Business and Philanthropy.”
Lindsay Hoyle
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Lancashire
“For parliamentary and political services.”
Mark Hendrick
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Lancashire
“For parliamentary and political service.”
Michael Morpurgo
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Devon
“For services to Literature and charity.”
Nicholas Clegg
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“For political and public service.”
Richard Long
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Bristol
“For services to Art.”
Richard Starkey
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Abroad
“For services to Music.”
Robert Sparks
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Bristol
“For services to Volcanology and Geology.”
Terence Stephenson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“For services to Healthcare and Children’s Health Services.”
Timothy Besley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“For services to Economics and Public Policy.”
Timothy Melville-ross
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“For services to Higher Education.”
William Thompson Wright
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Antrim
“For services to the Economy and the Bus Industry.”
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Others recognised for Health & Social Care
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,249 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care. See the full list →
Judith Dewinter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS.”
Crystal Oldman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Nursing.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Allison White
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aycliffe, County Durham
“For services to Supporting People with Cancer.”
Caron Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Walsall, West Midlands
“For services to Health and Wellbeing.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Lee Ralph
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Yate, Gloucestershire
“For services to Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Resilience in the Fire and Rescue Sector.”
Catherine Repton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Premature Babies and their Families.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Tyrrell Evans
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Palliative Care.”
Warren Dunkley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gravesend, Kent
“For services to Mental Health Support.”
Elizabeth Slinger
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Healthcare in Myanmar.”
Matthew Wilson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Helen Whyley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pencoed, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Nursing.”
Karen Weldon (karen Juggins)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
“For services to Dentistry.”
Carl Waldmann
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Reading, Berkshire
“For services to Critically Ill Patients in the NHS.”
Lucy Warner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Woking, Surrey
“For services to the NHS.”
Neil Platt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Vulnerable People and to Mental Health.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Ghulam Ng
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
Benash Nazmeen
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Charity and to Healthcare.”
Mark Major
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Carers.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62150, notice 2937669. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2018).
Published 29 December 2017.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2011).
Published 11 June 2011.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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