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:

Stephen WATSON Q.P.M.

Chief Constable, Greater Manchester Police

For services to Policing.

Source: The London Gazette, issue 64759 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0

London Gazette notice

Queen's Police Medal

Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood

St. James’s Palace, London SW1

8 June 2019

THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to approve the award of The Queen’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service to the undermentioned:

Q.P.M.

Stephen WATSON

Chief Constable, South Yorkshire Constabulary, ENGLAND AND WALES

Source: The London Gazette, issue 62666 · 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

8 June 2019

THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:

O.B.E.

To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:

Sonia Maxine WATSON, (Sonia Bromfield)

For services to Diversity in Architecture.

Source: The London Gazette, issue 62666 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0

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Birthday Honours 2019
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Birthday Honours 2019
Region
London
“For services to Diversity in Architecture.”
Knight Bachelor
Birthday Honours 2025
Role at the time
lately Chief Constable
Region
Lancaster, Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”

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The Knight Bachelor was awarded 14 times in the Birthday Honours List 2025 — about 1% of the list.
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2 Knight Bachelor recipients are from Lancashire.
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What organisation were they with?
lately Chief Constable.
How widely is this recognised?
664 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
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Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services

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Knight Bachelor · 2025

Source & provenanceVerified against the London Gazette

London Gazette (official record), issue 64759, notice 4905690. View the official notice ↗

Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2025).

Published 13 June 2025.

Queen's Police Medal · 2019

Source & provenanceVerified against the London Gazette

London Gazette (official record), issue 62666, notice 3295737. View the official notice ↗

Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2019).

Published 7 June 2019.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2019

Source & provenanceVerified against the London Gazette

London Gazette (official record), issue 62666, notice 3294468. View the official notice ↗

Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2019).

Published 7 June 2019.

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Thomas Roddick

Vernon Gibson

William Boston

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John Scott

Dharmesh Mistry

Hitesh Mehta

Michael Leonard

Scott Caswell

Janice Bulfield

Neil Barclay

Brian Whitaker

Maria Mcnicholl

Kyle Gordon

Ian Drysdale

Karen Andrew

Alexis Poole

Terence Woods

Paul Taylor

Serena Kennedy

Marcos Petrou

Xavier Buhagiar

James Thompson

Kanti Pindoria

Dudley Martin

Susan Holliday

Leslie Hawkins

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