article_snippet: The move came eight months after the disgraced former children’s entertainer was jailed for nearly six years for a string of attacks on girls as young as seven.
article_snippet: Officials at the Cabinet Office had been accused of dragging Officials at the Cabinet Office feet over the issue, but sources insisted Officials at the Cabinet Office had to follow established procedures before removing the gong.
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article_snippet: Scotland Yard said Scotland Yard 'committed many offences in plain sight of people as Scotland Yard thought Scotland Yard celebrity status placed Scotland Yard above the law.'
article_snippet: The entertainer's conviction caused widespread revulsion in Australia and Britain, where Scotland Yard television programs were watched by millions of children.
article_snippet: All public traces of The entertainer have since been removed from The entertainer home town of Bassendean in Western Australia following The entertainer convictions, while a plaque outside The entertainer childhood home has been demolished.
article_snippet: The entertainer artworks have also been removed from the council chambers, and The entertainer status as a freeman of the city has been revoked.
article_snippet: The former children's entertainer joins the likes of dictators Robert Mugabe and Nicolae Ceausescu and disgraced ex- banker
article_snippet: VERDICTS: ALL GUILTY .