Submitted on Tuesday 30th August 2016
Rejected on Wednesday 31st August 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: honours (see below for details)
Thomas Jackson of Congleton to be posthumously awarded the George Medal
Thomas Jackson of Congleton to be posthumously awarded the George Medal for an act of great bravery. He was fatally stabbed while trying to save fellow Briton Mia Ayliffe-Chung in a frenzied attack at a backpackers hostel in North Queensland
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/aug/30/indescribably-proud-tom-jackson-family-pay-tribute-british-backpacker-attack-australia
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3764493/Backpacker-Tom-Jackson-dies-hospital-Home-Hill-hostel-knife-attack.html
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/townsville-hostel-knife-attack-hero-tom-jackson-dies/news-story/54247198022dbf07f30b3d6baf304f79
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament as a whole are not responsible for the issue you raise. Civilian gallantry awards recognise bravery by people who have attempted to or saved the life of a British citizen who isn’t a family member or close friend. Nominations are judged on:
Degree of risk
How aware the nominee was of the danger
Persistence
Whether someone gets an honour - and the honour they get - is decided by an honours committee. The committee’s decisions go to the Prime Minister and then to the Queen, who awards the honour.
You can find out more about the honours system here: www.gov.uk/honours
You can find out more about honours committees here: www.gov.uk/guidance/honours-committees
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.
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