99
Response
Accepted
Self-assessed
Honours forfeiture for CSA convictions
Recommendation
The criteria for forfeiture of all honours must be formally extended to include convictions, cautions and cases decided by trial of the facts involving offences of child sexual abuse. This must be set out in a published policy and procedure, which must include a clear policy on how forfeiture decisions are made public. The Inquiry expects the Forfeiture Committee to take a lead on this matter.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
The Cabinet Office updated its guidance on honours forfeiture on 30 September 2021 (Govt response, 22 May 2023). This updated guidance specifies that anyone convicted of a sexual offence, regardless of sentence, or found to have committed a sexual offence following a 'trial of the facts', will be considered for forfeiture (Govt response, 22 May 2023). The government's progress tracker indicated the recommendation was completed as of May 2023.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 24 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Section Reference
I
Response
Accepted
Response
Accepted
Accepted
UK Government
22 May 2023
On 30 September 2021, the Cabinet Office updated its guidance in relation to honours forfeiture. Anybody convicted of a sexual offence will be considered for forfeiture regardless of the sentence they receive. Anybody found to have committed a sexual offence following a 'trial of the facts' will also be considered.
Source
Inquiry
IICSA
Report
Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse Linked to Westminster Investigation Report
25 Feb 2020
Responsible Bodies
Cabinet Office
Primary
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
6.1 yrs
Last formal update
1037 days ago