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A: A knighthood is for life and life only, so he cannot be stripped of it posthumously even by the King, let alone us.
Q: Then why can't you remove it?
A: Extensive consensus is against it.
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Note: the article currently says this (emphasis added):
"Following the allegations of sexual abuse, British Prime Minister David Cameron suggested in October 2012 that it would be possible for Savile's honours to be rescinded by the Honours Forfeiture Committee. A Cabinet Office spokesman said that there was no procedure to posthumously revoke an OBE or knighthood, as these honours automatically expire when a person dies, but that the committee might consider introducing a process to do so in the light of Savile's case.[1] On 30 September 2021, the Forfeiture Committee published a statement in The London Gazette stating that "the Director for Public Prosecutions has stated that criminal prosecutions should have occurred during his lifetime, based on the evidence" and confirmed that "had James Wilson Vincent Savile been convicted of the crimes of which he is accused, forfeiture proceedings would have commenced."[2]".
Latest comment: 26 days ago3 comments3 people in discussion
Question: why is there no mention of the Crown Prosecution Service's failure to prosecute Savile?
In light of the evidence available when Savile was still alive, how was it deemed that there was insufficient evidence?
Regardless of any embarrassment to anyone involved in the decision not to prosecute Savile, I feel that it is worthy of mention here. ChrisgenX (talk) 09:40, 29 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
The lead section says "The scandal had resulted in inquiries or reviews at the BBC, within the NHS, the Crown Prosecution Service, and the Department of Health." which is supported by this source? The Crown Prosecution Service is also mentioned twice in the main body? Martinevans123 (talk) 09:46, 29 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 2 days ago3 comments3 people in discussion
I was considering making this change, but wanted to check beforehand, as I understand that, due to his lack of convictions, we have to be careful with how we present information relating to the posthumous conclusion that Savile was a serial sex offender. I want to make the case for this as an appropriate category, however, as the main category that this subcategory falls under, "Rapists", states that it "consists of individuals who have been convicted of rape in a court of law as well as those who are considered by most historians to have committed the crime." As the posthumous consensus reached through various enquiries and research is that Savile was a serial sex offender and serial rapist, I think the only point of contention would be whether enough of those authorities would meet a metric to be considered "historians", hence why I want to propose the suggestion rather than implementing it immediately. JellyfishReflector (talk) 19:51, 22 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
level-5 vital article is rated B-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
Not done: See the FAQ and numerous talk page discussions about this.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 11:04, 30 August 2024 (UTC)