New Year Honours 2015
Matthew David BAGGOTT
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- Knight Bachelor
“Lately Chief Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Policing in the United Kingdom.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Constable, Leicestershire Constabulary. For services to the Police.
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Lately Chief Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Policing in the United Kingdom.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2008- Region
- London
“Chief Constable, Leicestershire Constabulary. For services to the Police.”
Knight Bachelor
New Year Honours 2015- Region
- West Midlands
“Lately Chief Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Policing in the United Kingdom.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 21 times in the New Year Honours List 2015 — about 2% of the list.
In their area
10 Knight Bachelor recipients are from West Midlands.
How widely is this recognised?
925 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2015
Andrew Valentine Morris
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Berkshire
“Chief Executive, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS.”
David Anthony Andrew Amess
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Essex
“Member of Parliament for Southend West. For political and public service.”
David Edward John Ramsden
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“Head, Government Economic Service. For services to Economic Policy Making.”
David John Verey
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“Chair, The Art Fund. For services to Arts Philanthropy.”
Dickson Poon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“For services to Business and to charity particularly Higher Education.”
Dr Anthony Herbert Everington
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“Chair, NHS Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group. For services to Primary Care.”
Dr Simon Fraser Campbell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Dorset
“Drug Discover and Scientific Adviser. For services to Chemistry.”
John Arthur Townsley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
North Yorkshire
“Executive Principal, The Gorse Academies Trust, Leeds. For services to Education.”
John Vincent Hurt
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Norfolk
“Actor. For services to Drama.”
Peter Ashley Kendall
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Hertfordshire
“For services to the Agricultural Industry in England and Wales.”
Professor Jonathan Bate
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Oxfordshire
“Literary Scholar and Provost, Worcester College, University of Oxford. For services to Literary Scholarship and Higher Education.”
Professor Julian Ernest Michael Le
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Bristol
“Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy, London School of Economics. For services to Social Science and public service.”
Professor Martyn Poliakoff
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Nottinghamshire
“Research Professor of Chemistry, University of Nottingham. For services to the Chemical Sciences.”
Professor Nigel John Thrift
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
West Midlands
“Vice-Chancellor, University of Warwick. For services to Higher Education.”
Professor Nilesh Jayantilal Samani
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Leicestershire
“Professor of Cardiology, University of Leicester. For services to Medicine and Medical Research.”
Professor Norman Stanley Williams
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“Past President, Royal College of Surgeons of England. For services to Surgery.”
Professor Richard Robert Barnett
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Londonderry
“Vice-Chancellor, University of Ulster. For services to Higher Education and Business in Northern Ireland.”
Richard Leon Paniguian
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“Head, Defence and Security Organisation, UK Trade and Investment. For services to the UK Defence Industry.”
Theodore Agnew
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Norfolk
“For services to Education.”
Thomas Philip Winsor
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Kent
“HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary. For public service.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 925 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services. See the full list →
Marcos Petrou
PersonOverseas Territories Police Fire Service Medal · 2026
“For services to policing and security in the Sovereign Base Areas.”
Xavier Richard Buhagiar
PersonOverseas Territories Police Fire Service Medal · 2026
“For services to police training and leadership in the Gibraltar Defence Police.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, County Borough of Belfast
“Serious Crime Exhibits and Property Manager, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Policing”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“Police Constable, West Yorkshire Police. For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“Special Constable, West Midlands Police and Charity Trustee, Shree Krishna Temple. For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands”
Michael John William Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“Special Sergeant, West Midlands Police. For services to Policing”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“Police Constable, Warwickshire Police. For services to Policing and to Veterans”
Janice Bulfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fordingbridge, Dorset
“Police Staff, Thames Valley Police. For services to Policing”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Civilian Librarian, HM Prison Thameside, Serco Ltd. For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation”
Peter Wilford Williams
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Police Education and Training”
Brian Phillip Whitaker
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Police Staff, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to Policing and to National Security”
Maria Angela McNICHOLL
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Development Manager, St Giles. For services to Prisons and Prisoners”
Kyle Gordon
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swanley, Kent
“Police Sergeant, British Transport Police. For services to Transport Policing”
Victoria Eccleston
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“Senior Probation Officer, National Probation Service. For services to Women on Probation”
Ian Drysdale
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“Deputy Chief Officer, Kent Police. For services to Policing”
Karen Jayne Andrew
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, Mid Glamorgan
“Magistrate West Glamorgan Bench and Independent Monitoring Board Member HM Prison Swansea. For services to Prisoners, to the Administration of Justice and to the community in Swansea.”
Alexis Mary Poole
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“Assistant Chief Officer, Devon and Cornwall Police. For services to Policing”
David Barry Dein
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Founder, The Twinning Project. For services to Football and to Charity”
Andrea Elaine Bennett
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“Regional Probation Director, North West Probation HM Prison and Probation Service. For services to Probation”
Terence Woods
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Darwen, Lancashire
“Deputy Chief Constable, Greater Manchester Police. For services to Policing”
Paul Taylor
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire
“Police Chief Scientific Adviser, National Police Chiefs' Council. For services to Science in Policing”
Serena Margaret Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“Lately Chief Constable, Merseyside Police. For services to Policing”
James Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Northumberland
“Special Constable, Northumbria Police. For services to Policing”
Kanti Karsan Pindoria
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Police Staff, Special Constable and Volunteer Police Cadet Leader, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to Policing and to the community in London”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2008). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2007.
Knight Bachelor · 2015
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2015). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2014.
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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