Sara Putt, Bafta chair, stated in a letter, "Earlier this year, we were shocked by the news of the former BBC newsreader Huw Edwards' arrest and subsequent conviction for child sexual abuse images offences. Following the news, deeply complex questions were raised regarding historic awards won by individuals and specifically, whether awards won in competition should ever be removed retrospectively."
Putt explained in detail, "The review by Bafta concluded that there were exceptional grounds in which an award won in competition should be reviewed and possibly rescinded, and that we need to provide more clarity to entrants on this in our annual awards rulebooks."
Starting in 2025, a forfeiture process will be introduced to our awards rulebooks with specific guidance on what would lead us to consider revoking a competitive award, including entries rendered ineligible through proven dishonesty and convictions for serious criminal offences."
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