Overview
- The London Gazette on March 5 recorded the cancellation and annulment of nine appointments to the Order of the British Empire.
- Former Scotland rugby international Stuart Hogg lost his MBE after pleading guilty to domestic abuse, and owl sanctuary founder Paul Allen Rose was removed following animal welfare convictions.
- Other names on the list include Ian Ashbold, Lloyd Hamilton and Graham Trewhella for criminal convictions; Nigel O’Connor and Tony Reilly for professional censure; Angela Middleton and Anant Shah for bringing the honours system into disrepute.
- Under the forfeiture process, recipients are erased from the Order’s register after the King’s direction and must return their insignia to the Central Chancery.
- Government guidance says honours can be withdrawn for serious misconduct, with grounds including criminal convictions leading to prison sentences of three months or more.