New Year Honours 2016
Jonathan Day
Knight Bachelor
Chair • Joint Intelligence Committee
“For public service.”
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London Gazette notice
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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:
Jonathan Stephen DAY C.B.E.
lately Chair, Joint Intelligence Committee, Cabinet Office
For public service.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Hampshire
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Knight Bachelor
New Year Honours 2016- Role at the time
- Chair, Joint Intelligence Committee
- Region
- Hampshire
“For public service.”
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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.
What organisation were they with?
Chair, Joint Intelligence Committee.
How widely is this recognised?
2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Karen Jones
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“For Public Service.”
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Christopher Howarth
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Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61450, notice 2453708. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2016).
Published 31 December 2015.
Location (Hampshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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