Birthday Honours 2024
Robert Behrens
Knight Bachelor
Knight Bachelor · 2024
“For Public Service.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
“For services to Higher Education.”
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London Gazette notice
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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
15 June 2024
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to signify his intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Robert Frederick BEHRENS C.B.E.
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman UK
For Public Service.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64423 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2015
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Robert Fredrick BEHRENS
Chief Executive and Independent Adjudicator, Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education
For services to Higher Education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2016- Region
- Hertfordshire
“For services to Higher Education.”
Knight Bachelor
Birthday Honours 2024- Region
- London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 16 times in the Birthday Honours List 2024 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
86 Knight Bachelor recipients are from Greater London.
How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public 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 Birthday Honours 2024
Alan Bates
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Colwyn Bay, Clwyd
“For services to Justice.”
Andrew Marsh
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Somerset
“For services to Policing.”
James Skea
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Climate Science.”
John Milford Rutter
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Music.”
Mark Tucker
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to the Economy.”
Michael Whittingham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
“For services to Chemistry.”
Niall Ferguson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Literature.”
Nicholas Lyons
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
“For services to the Financial Sector, to the Growth Economy and to Financial Literacy.”
Richard Douglas
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Rainham, Kent
“For services to the NHS.”
Richard Greenhalgh
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey
“For services to Education.”
Roderick Beaton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
“For services to History and to UK/Greece relations.”
Roger Wright
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Halesworth, Suffolk
“For services to Music.”
Tony Kouzarides
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Healthcare Innovation and Delivery.”
Wayne David
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Gwent
“For Parliamentary and Political Service.”
Wayne McGregor
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Dance.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64423, notice 4644576. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2024).
Published 14 June 2024.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61450, notice 2453992. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2016).
Published 31 December 2015.
Location (Hertfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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