Birthday Honours 2008
Paul Robert Stephenson
Knight Bachelor
“For services to the Police.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 16 times in the Birthday Honours List 2008 — about 1% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,325 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
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 Birthday Honours 2008
Andrew James McMichael
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Medical Science.”
Anthony John Newman Taylor
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For public service.”
Christopher Richard Watkin Edwards
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Higher Education, Medical Science and to Regeneration in the North East.”
James Drummond Bone
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Higher Education and to Regeneration in the North West.”
James Iain Walker Anderson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For public and voluntary service.”
Leonard Raymond Fenwick
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Healthcare and to the community in Tyne and Wear.”
Mark Philip Elder
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Music.”
Michael John Snyder
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Business and to the City of London Corporation.”
Moir Lockhead
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
Aberdeen
“For services to Transport.”
Peter John Viggers
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“for Gosport.”
Philip John Hunter
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Education.”
Richard John Roberts
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to molecular biology and UK science, USA.”
William Desmond Sargent
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.”
William Moorcroft
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to local and national Further Education.”
William Samuel Atkinson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Education and to Community Relations.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,325 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.”
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.”
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.”
Brian Whitaker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
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.”
Serena Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
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.”
Susan Holliday
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Alison Fossey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Island Policing and to the wider community of Jersey.”
Ramona Senior
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
Carl Portman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Banbury, Oxfordshire
“For services to Prisoners.”
Neil Byrne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Policing.”
Robert Nixon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Policing and Criminal Justice.”
John Robins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing.”
Michael Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation.”
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.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2008
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers this round — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 2008.
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