[2] In 1983 the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament activist Madeline Haigh criticised Knights for not disciplining West Midlands Special Branch who investigated her after she wrote to a local newspaper complaining about the cancellation of a peace march.

"[3][4] Knights was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in 1964[5] and then appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1971.

Knights was vice-president of the Warwickshire County Cricket Club, the Birmingham County Scout Council and the Birmingham Federation of Clubs for Young People,[13] and patron of the Police History Society.

He had a considerable interest in classical music and was the patron of the British Police Symphony Orchestra from 1997 until his death.

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