New Year Honours 2021
Peter Wanless
Knight Bachelor
Chief Executive Officer
“For services to Children, to Young People and to the Charitable Sector.”
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Knight Bachelor
For services to Children, to Young People and to the Charitable Sector.
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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2020
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Peter Thomas WANLESS C.B.
Chief Executive Officer, NSPCC
For services to Children, to Young People and to the Charitable Sector.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63218 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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New Year Honours 2021- Role at the time
- Chief Executive Officer
- Region
- Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Children, to Young People and to the Charitable Sector.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 18 times in the New Year Honours List 2021 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
6 Knight Bachelor recipients are from Kent.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive Officer.
How widely is this recognised?
3,337 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
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 2021
Charles Cox
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Tavistock, Devon
“For parliamentary and political service.”
Christopher Le Brun
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to the Arts.”
David Lewis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to the Food Industry and to Business.”
David Pearson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire
“For services to Health and Social Care Integration.”
David Stuart
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Kidlington, Oxfordshire
“For services to Medical Research and to the Scientific Community.”
David Thompson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Stockport, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
Dieter Helm
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Bampton, Oxfordshire
“For services to the Environment, to Energy and to Utilities Policy.”
Francis Mccormac
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Education and to the Economy.”
Graham Vick
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Music and to the Regions.”
Guy Weston
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Philanthropy and to Charity.”
Lewis Hamilton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
“For services to Motorsports.”
Richard Atkins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Exeter, Devon
“For services to Further Education.”
Robert Chote
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Fiscal Policy and to the Economy.”
Roger Alexander Deakins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
“For services to Film.”
Simon Baron-cohen
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to People with Autism.”
Stephen Deuchar
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Westwell, Kent
“For services to the Arts.”
Thomas
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
“For public and political service.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,337 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
Nigel Brown
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caerphilly, Gwent
“For services to the Welfare of Children and Families.”
Dr Carol Homden
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Children and Families.”
Clive Leslie Gritten
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Children, Young People and the community in Norfolk.”
Neil Martin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Catherine Grove
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
David Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Roger Walton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wirral, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Patricia Wells
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
John Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Alice Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Alness, Ross and Cromarty
“For services to Vulnerable Young People in Alness, Ross and Cromarty.”
Michael Springett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Maldon, Essex
“For services to Young People in the East of England.”
Pundrique Sharma
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southport, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Douglas Ormston
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Galashiels, Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“For services to Youth Work in Scotland.”
Katie Misselbrook
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Faye Marsh
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Spennymoor, County Durham
“For services to Children and Young People in County Durham.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63218, notice 3703138. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2021).
Published 30 December 2020.
Location (Sevenoaks, Kent) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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