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Old 17th Oct 2023, 16:52
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Originally Posted by SWBKCB
That's quite a list of offences, what's the fraud angle?
Presumably

The unauthorised wearing of medals was previously made illegal by Winston Churchill after World War One.

But when the new Armed Forces Act came into force in 2006, provisions relating to military decorations were not carried over.

The Ministry of Defence, which gave evidence to the committee, argued that there had been problems with the way the original legislation was drafted.

Anyone improperly using medals for financial gain would be caught by the Fraud Act which carried higher penalties, said the MoD.

The defence committee's report, entitled Exposing Walter Mitty, said such laws were "commonplace" in other countries and that the unauthorised wearing of medals constituted "a harm that is worthy of specific criminal prohibition".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38055445

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/poli...-a3337811.html
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