New Year Honours 2016
Clive Cowdery
Knight Bachelor
“For services to Children and Social Mobility.”
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London Gazette notice
Knights Bachelor
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2015
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Clive COWDERY
Philanthropist and Founder, Resolution Foundation
For services to Children and Social Mobility.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Children and Social Mobility.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 25 times in the New Year Honours List 2016 — about 2% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
3,337 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2016
Alan Yarrow
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For services to International Business, Inclusion and the City of London.”
Anthony Peter Mccoy
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
Berkshire
“For services to Horse Racing.”
Colin Callender
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
“For services to the British creative industries, promoting British film, theatre and television in international markets.”
David Collins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
Gloucestershire
“For services to Further Education.”
David Mackay
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Scientific Advice in Government and Science Outreach.”
David Norgrove
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For services to the Low Paid and the Family Justice System.”
Edward Davey
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For political and public service.”
Harpal Kumar
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For services to Cancer Research.”
Harvey Mcgrath
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For services to Economic Growth and Public Life.”
Henry Bellingham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
Norfolk
“For political and parliamentary service.”
Jack Petchey
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For services to Young People in East London and Essex through the Jack Petchey Foundation.”
John Uren
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
Kent
“For philanthropic service.”
Jonathan Day
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
Hampshire
“For public service.”
Lynton Crosby
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For political service.”
Martyn Lewis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For services to the Voluntary and Charitable Sectors, particularly the Hospice Movement.”
Matthew Bourne
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For services to Dance.”
Michael Jacobs
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For services to the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases.”
Nicholas Forwood
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
“For services to European justice.”
Norman Kelvin Stoller
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
Cumbria
“For philanthropic service.”
Paul Curran
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For services to Higher Education.”
Paul Grice
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
Edinburgh
“For services to the Scottish Parliament and voluntary service to Higher Education and the community in Scotland.”
Robert Talma Stheeman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
“For services to UK Government Debt Management.”
Steve Lancashire
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For services to Education.”
William Fittall
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
Kent
“For services to the Church of England.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,337 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
Nigel Brown
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caerphilly, Gwent
“For services to the Welfare of Children and Families.”
Dr Carol Homden
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Children and Families.”
Clive Leslie Gritten
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Children, Young People and the community in Norfolk.”
Neil Martin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Catherine Grove
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
David Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Roger Walton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wirral, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Patricia Wells
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
John Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Alice Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Alness, Ross and Cromarty
“For services to Vulnerable Young People in Alness, Ross and Cromarty.”
Michael Springett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Maldon, Essex
“For services to Young People in the East of England.”
Pundrique Sharma
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southport, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Douglas Ormston
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Galashiels, Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“For services to Youth Work in Scotland.”
Katie Misselbrook
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
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.”
Faye Marsh
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Spennymoor, County Durham
“For services to Children and Young People in County Durham.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61450, notice 2453701. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2016).
Published 31 December 2015.
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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