2025 New Year Honours for Ofcom Director’s Services to Telecoms

The UK Government has published their annual New Year Honours List for 2025, which saw Ofcom’s Interim Group Director of Networks and Communications, David Peter Clarkson, being named a “Member of the Order of the British Empire” for his services to telecommunications.

The King’s New Year Honours list is said to recognise the achievements and public service of people across the UK, from all walks of life. Anyone can nominate someone for an honour, and nominees are then “checked by various government departments to make sure they’re suitable for an honour” (this may include checks by HMRC) and an honour’s committee will also review the nominations.

So far as we could see, the only other person to receive an award with a telecommunications connection this year was Karen Pitt, who is a Senior Telecoms Engineer Manager at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). She received a “Medal of the Order of the British Empire” for services to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Skills.