New Year Honours 2016
Paul Grice
Knight Bachelor
“For services to the Scottish Parliament and voluntary service to Higher Education and the community in Scotland.”
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Knight Bachelor
For services to the Scottish Parliament and voluntary service to Higher Education and the community in Scotland.
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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:
Paul Edward GRICE
Clerk and Chief Executive, Scottish Parliament
For services to the Scottish Parliament and voluntary service to Higher Education and the community in Scotland.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to the Scottish Parliament and voluntary service to Higher Education and the community in Scotland.”
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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?
16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
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 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.”
Clive Cowdery
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For services to Children and Social Mobility.”
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 Stoller
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
Cumbria
“For philanthropic service.”
Paul Curran
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For services to Higher Education.”
Robert Talma Stheeman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
Surrey
“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 Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Alexander Gibson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Carole Stevens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
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.”
Isabella Jenney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Christopher Hailey (christopher Hailey-norris)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Audrey Flannagan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61450, notice 2453709. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2016).
Published 31 December 2015.
Location (Edinburgh) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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