Birthday Honours 2005
Thomas David Guy Arculus
Knight Bachelor
Chair • Better Regulation Task Force
“For public service.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2005
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Knight Bachelor
Birthday Honours 2005- Role at the time
- Chair, Better Regulation Task Force
“For public service.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 25 times in the Birthday Honours List 2005 — about 2% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chair, Better Regulation Task Force.
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 2005
Callum McCarthy
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“For services to the Finance Sector.”
Christopher James Clarke
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Local Government.”
Clive Daniel Gillinson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Music.”
David Jason
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Drama.”
David John Prosser
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to the Insurance Industry.”
David Li Kwok-Po
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to education in the UK.”
Donald Gordon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to the Arts and to Business.”
George Edwin Cox
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Business.”
Hugh Stephen Roden Orde
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Northern Ireland.”
Iqbal Abdul Karim Mussa Sacranie
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to the Muslim community, to Charities and to Community Relations.”
John Armstrong Muir Gray
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to the NHS.”
John Rowland Tomlinson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Music.”
John’s College
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Social Anthropology.”
Jonathan Sacks
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to the Community and to Inter-faith Relations.”
Michael Bayldon Barber
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
Michael Edward Pitt
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Local Government.”
Peter Knight
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Optical Physics.”
Philip Lee Craven
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Paralympic Sport.”
Pritpal Singh
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Education.”
Richard Lavenham Gardner
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Biological Sciences.”
Roderick Castle Floud
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Higher Education.”
Roderick Ian Eddington
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Civil Aviation.”
Thomas Blane Hunter
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Philanthropy and to Entrepreneurship in Scotland.”
William Rae
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to the Police.”
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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 · 2005
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2005 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 11 June 2005.
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