Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein could be stripped of his honorary CBE after a formal investigation began.

The Honours Forfeiture Committee is understood to have begun looking at the case after receiving a complaint.

A decision could be made within weeks, The Sun reported, with a Whitehall source telling the newspaper that removing the CBE was under "active consideration".

A Cabinet Office spokesman said: "Forfeiture action is confidential and we cannot comment on whether or not specific cases are being considered by the committee."

He was awarded the honour for outstanding contribution to the British film industry in 2004.