High Sheriff of Bedfordshire

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The High Sheriff of Bedfordshire is a ceremonial royal appointee responsible for supporting the Crown and the judiciary within the county of Bedfordshire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf High Sheriff
ceremonial county office
appliesToJurisdiction Bedfordshire
appointedBy the Crown
the monarch of the United Kingdom
country United Kingdom
currentFunction largely ceremonial
follows High Sheriff of Bedfordshire self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sheriff of Bedfordshire
hasAssociatedTitle Under Sheriff of Bedfordshire
hasCategory High Sheriff of Bedfordshire self-linksurface differs
surface form: High Sheriffs of Bedfordshire
hasDuty attend royal visits in the county
ensure the well-being and protection of High Court judges when on circuit in the county
participate in civic and community events
promote the voluntary sector
support law and order agencies
support the Crown
support the judiciary
hasJurisdiction ceremonial county of Bedfordshire
hasLegalStatus independent non-political royal appointment
hasList List of High Sheriffs of Bedfordshire
hasScope county-level
hasStyle High Sheriff of Bedfordshire self-link
historicalFunction principal law enforcement officer of Bedfordshire
inception Middle Ages
isCeremonial true
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Bedfordshire
officeHolderRole representative of the monarch in matters of law and order in Bedfordshire
officeType non-political
unpaid
partOf High Sheriffs of England and Wales
positionHeldBy various local notable persons
replaces medieval sheriff of the county
seeAlso High Sheriff
Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire
selectionProcess pricking ceremony
subordinateTo the Crown
termLength one year
worksWith Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire
judiciary
police
prison service
probation service

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Bedfordshire highSheriff High Sheriff of Bedfordshire
John Howard positionHeld High Sheriff of Bedfordshire
High Sheriffs of England and Wales hasPart High Sheriff of Bedfordshire
High Sheriff of Bedfordshire follows High Sheriff of Bedfordshire self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sheriff of Bedfordshire
High Sheriff of Bedfordshire hasStyle High Sheriff of Bedfordshire self-link
High Sheriff of Bedfordshire hasCategory High Sheriff of Bedfordshire self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: High Sheriffs of Bedfordshire