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Scott Mills 'stepping back' from MS Society charity role after BBC sacking
The charity said it is reviewing the relationship as 2 other organizations also cut ties with the former BBC Radio 2 host.
- On Tuesday, MS Society UK announced broadcaster Scott Mills is "stepping back" from his role as ambassador, a position he held for over 10 years following his mother Sandra's multiple sclerosis diagnosis.
- The BBC terminated Mills's contract on March 27 after discovering "new information" regarding a 2016 Metropolitan Police investigation into allegations of serious sexual offences involving a teenage boy under 16 between 1997 and 2000.
- Mills stated he "co-operated fully" with the investigation, which closed 7 years ago after the Crown Prosecution Service determined the "evidential threshold had not been met to bring charges."
- Following his BBC dismissal, children's cancer charity Neuroblastoma has decided to "part ways" with Mills, who had served as a patron since 2021.
- Southampton Solent University is reportedly reviewing Mills's honorary doctorate of arts, with the institution's scrutiny panel expected to meet later in April to address the award status.
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Scott Mills ‘stepping back’ from role as MS Society UK ambassador
The news comes a week after he was sacked by the BBC.
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