100
Response
Accepted
Self-assessed
Posthumous honours forfeiture policy
Recommendation
The Cabinet Office should re-examine the policy on posthumous forfeiture, in order to consider the perspectives of victims and survivors of child sexual abuse.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to the Cabinet Office, its guidance on honours forfeiture was updated on 30 September 2021. According to this updated policy, it allows for a formal statement to be published in cases where forfeiture proceedings would have been initiated if the deceased recipient had been living and convicted in a court of law.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 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. The policy allows for a formal statement to be published in instances where forfeiture proceedings would have been initiated if the deceased recipient was living and convicted in a court of law.
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