Rejected petition Gary Speed to be awarded Sports Personality of the Year 2012 posthumously

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In the light of the tragic and untimely death of Gary Speed undoubtedly a great sporting professional and talent, we urge the Government to persuade the BBC to award the Sports Personality of the Year 2012 posthumously to Gary Speed.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

The Sports Personality of the Year Award is a matter for the BBC and the Government cannot have any influence over who the recipient of the award should be.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 29 November 2011
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