New Year Honours 2020
Francis Habgood
Knight Bachelor
Deputy Chief Constable • Thames Valley Police
Knight Bachelor · 2020
“For services to Policing.”
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London Gazette notice
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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
28 December 2019
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Francis John Stapylton HABGOOD
Lately Chief Constable, Thames Valley Police
For services to Policing.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62866 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Queen's Police Medal · 2012
View this issue on the London Gazette ↗ · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Queen's Police Medal
New Year Honours 2012- Role at the time
- Deputy Chief Constable, Thames Valley Police
Knight Bachelor
New Year Honours 2020- Role at the time
- lately Chief Constable
- Region
- Buckinghamshire
“For services to Policing.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 18 times in the New Year Honours List 2020 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
lately Chief Constable.
How widely is this recognised?
664 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
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 2020
Andrew Wylie
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Business and to Charity.”
Anthony Cheetham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Material Chemistry, to UK Science and to Global Outreach.”
Christopher Hampton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Drama.”
Clive Lloyd
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Cricket.”
David Bintley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
Birmingham, West Midlands
“For services to Dance.”
Dennis Gillings
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Dementia and to Life Sciences Research.”
Duncan Wingham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Climate Science.”
George Duncan Smith
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For political and public service.”
Humphrey Burton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
Suffolk
“For services to Classical Music, to the Arts and to Media.”
Jonathan Symonds
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
“For services to UK Life Sciences and to Finance.”
Menelas Pangalos
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
Cambridgeshire
“For services to UK Science.”
Peter Estlin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
“For services to International Business, to Inclusion and to Skills.”
Robert Neill
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
London, Greater London
“For political service.”
Samuel Mendes
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Drama.”
Simon Stevens
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS in England.”
Steve Rodney Mcqueen
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
“For services to film.”
William Thomas
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
Derbyshire
“For charitable and political service.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 664 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services. See the full list →
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Michael Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Policing.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Janice Bulfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fordingbridge, Dorset
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation.”
Brian Whitaker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
Maria Mcnicholl
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisons and Prisoners.”
Kyle Gordon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swanley, Kent
“For services to Transport Policing.”
Ian Drysdale
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Policing.”
Karen Andrew
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Prisoners, to the Administration of Justice and to the community in Swansea.”
Alexis Poole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“For services to Policing.”
Terence Woods
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Darwen, Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
Paul Taylor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire
“For services to Science in Policing.”
Serena Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
Marcos Petrou
PersonOverseas Territories Police And Fire Service Medal · 2026
“For services to policing and security in the Sovereign Base Areas.”
Xavier Buhagiar
PersonOverseas Territories Police And Fire Service Medal · 2026
“For services to police training and leadership in the Gibraltar Defence Police.”
James Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Northumberland
“For services to Policing.”
Kanti Pindoria
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to the community in London.”
Dudley Martin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to the Policing Community.”
Susan Holliday
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Leslie Hawkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
“For services to Policing and to the community in Essex.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 62866, notice 3454507. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2020).
Published 27 December 2019.
Queen's Police Medal · 2012
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2012).
Published 31 December 2011.
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