Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 24254

Honours: Forfeiture

Tabled: 15 January 2025
Answered: 23 January 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

Conservative — Basildon and Billericay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has issued guidance on whether breaching the Business Appointment Rules is grounds for consideration by the Forfeiture Committee for the revocation of an honour.

Answer

Nick Thomas-Symonds
Honours, by their very nature, are a form of recognition for creditable actions or service by an individual. The Forfeiture Committee considers cases put to it when the holder of an honour may be deemed to have brought the honours system into disrepute. T...
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