Scott Mills 'stepping back' from charity role after BBC sacking

Sacked BBC Radio 2 host Scott Mills is "stepping back" from his role as an ambassador for a multiple sclerosis (MS) charity.

Mills, 53, was sacked by the BBC after bosses discovered the alleged victim in a police investigation into allegations of sexual offences made against the DJ was under the age of 16. In a statement, MS Society said: "Scott Mills has been a valued MS Society ambassador for over 10 years.

In light of the current news, Scott is stepping back from this role while we review the situation. "We take concerns of this nature and the trust placed in us as a charity extremely seriously." MS Society is the largest organisation dedicated to helping those living with MS, a currently incurable condition that affects the brain and spinal cord.Mills, whose mother has MS, originally became an ambassador for the charity in 2015.It is understood that Mills will also lose his honorary doctorate of arts from Southampton Solent University when the institution's honorary doctorate scrutiny panel meets later in April.

Mills had his BBC contract terminated on 27 March over an allegation relating to his "personal conduct". It later emerged that the Metropolitan Police had launched an investigation into Mills in December 2016 over "allegations of serious sexual offences against a teenage boy".

The offences were said to have taken place between 1997 and 2000, when Mills would have been in his mid-20s. However, the police force said the Crown Prosecution Service ultimately decided "the evidential threshold had not been met to bring charges.