Privy Council

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advisory body constitutional body council of state

The Privy Council is a formal body of advisors to the British monarch that, among other constitutional and ceremonial functions, oversees certain regulatory and approval powers for UK institutions such as universities.

Aliases (16)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	advisory body → constitutional body → council of state →
administeredBy	Privy Council Office →
advises	British monarch → Crown →
appointmentMethod	appointment by the monarch →
ceremonialHead	British monarch →
country	United Kingdom →
hasCommittee	Barbados Judicial Committee (historical) → Judicial Committee of the Privy Council → Privy Council Office →
hasMember	Privy Counsellor →
headedBy	Lord President of the Council →
historicalRole	advisory council to medieval English kings → principal source of executive power in England →
issues	Orders in Council → Orders of Council →
jurisdiction	British Overseas Territories → Crown dependencies → United Kingdom →
language	English →
legalBasis	royal prerogative →
lostMostPowersTo	Cabinet of the United Kingdom →
meetsAt	Buckingham Palace → Windsor Castle → other royal residences →
membershipIncludes	current Cabinet ministers → former Cabinet ministers → members of the royal family → senior clergy of the Church of England → senior judges → senior politicians →
membershipTerm	life tenure →
originatedInCentury	13th century →
oversees	amendment of Royal Charters → certain UK regulatory bodies → chartered professional institutions in the UK → degree-awarding powers of UK institutions → grant of Royal Charters → incorporation of universities by Royal Charter → name changes of UK universities → professional regulatory bodies with Royal Charters → university statutes approval →
performsFunction	ceremonial functions → constitutional functions → orders in council → regulatory functions →
predecessor	Curia Regis →
roleInEducation	approval of university titles in the UK →

Referenced by (126)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alec Douglas-Home ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Amber Rudd ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Andrew Murray Burnham ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Archibald Sinclair ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Boris Johnson ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis ("Privy Council of Great Britain") → Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton ("Privy Council of Great Britain") → Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond ("Privy Council of Great Britain") → Charles Montagu, 4th Earl of Manchester ("Privy Council of England") → Clement Attlee ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Cyril Asquith ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Cyril Radcliffe ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → David Beatty ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Douglas Hurd ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Duncan Sandys ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Edward Carson ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Edward Carson ("Privy Council of Ireland") → Edward Hawke ("Privy Council of Great Britain") → Edward Heath ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → First Lord of the Admiralty ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → First Minister of Wales ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Francis Bacon ("Privy Council of England") → Francis Bacon, 1st Baron Verulam ("Privy Council of England") → Frederick North, Lord North ("Privy Council of Great Britain") → Geoffrey Fisher ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → George Osborne ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Gilbert Sheldon ("Privy Council of England") → Governor of Bermuda ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Governor of Gibraltar ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Harold Macmillan ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Harold Wilson ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Henry Bartle Frere ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Henry Dundas ("Privy Council of Great Britain") → Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Hugh Dalton ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → James Callaghan ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Jo Grimond ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll ("Privy Council of Great Britain") → John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville ("Privy Council of Great Britain") → John Llewellin ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → John Major ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → John Rushworth Jellicoe ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → John Sharp ("Privy Council of England") → John Winston Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Julian Amery ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Keir Starmer ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Lord Chancellor of England ("Privy Council of England") → Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Lord Curzon ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Lord George Sackville ("Privy Council of Great Britain") → Lord High Treasurer ("Privy Council of England") → Lord High Treasurer ("Privy Council of Great Britain") → Lord High Treasurer ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Lord Irvine of Lairg ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Lord Jellicoe ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Lord President of the Council ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Lord Trenchard ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Lord Wellesley ("Privy Council of Great Britain") → Michael Foot ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Michael Howard ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → President of the Board of Trade ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Ramsay MacDonald ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington ("Privy Council of Great Britain") → Rishi Sunak ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for India ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for Trade and Industry ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Shaun Woodward ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin ("Privy Council of England") → Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin ("Privy Council of England") → Sir Charles Yorke ("Privy Council of Great Britain") → Sir George Treby ("Privy Council of England") → Sir John Simon ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Sir Thomas Clifford ("Privy Council of England") → Sir Walter Mildmay ("Privy Council of England") → Stafford Cripps ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Stanley Baldwin ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → The Duke of Grafton ("Privy Council of Great Britain") → The Lord Sainsbury of Turville ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Theresa May ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Warren Hastings ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → William Ewart Gladstone ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → William Huskisson ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire ("Privy Council of Great Britain") →	memberOf
Barbados Judicial Committee (historical) ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Crown in right of the Channel Islands → Private Secretary to the Sovereign ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") →	associatedWith
Crown (British state) ("King-in-Council") → Crown (British state) ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → the Crown ("the Privy Council") →	exercisesPowerThrough
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") → Treasury Board of Canada →	partOf
Barbados Judicial Committee (historical) → Warden of the Cinque Ports ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") →	subordinateTo
Privy Council Office → Privy Council Office ("Privy Council committees") →	supports
University of Cambridge →	accreditation
British Indian law ("Privy Council in London") →	administeredBy
British royal family ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") →	associatedInstitution
British monarchy ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") →	associatedOrganization
Great Officer of State ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") →	associatedWithInstitution
Lord President of the Council ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") →	category
Orders of Council ("Privy Counsellors") →	decisionBody
British Crown →	delegatesPowerTo
Curia Regis ("Royal Council") →	developedInto
Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 ("His Majesty in Council") →	empowered
Grenada Constitution Order 1973 ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") →	enablingAuthority
Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009 →	enactedBy
Curia Regis ("Privy Council of England") →	evolvedInto
British colonial authorities →	governedBy
The Right Honourable ("Privy Council (United Kingdom)") →	governingBodyForUse
Saint Lucia Constitution Order 1978 ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") →	grantedBy
Privy Council ("Privy Counsellor") →	hasMember
Orders of Council →	madeBy
Privy Council of Japan ("Privy council") →	namedAfter
British Cabinet ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") →	originatedFrom
British Crown ("Crown-in-Council") →	partyTo
Parliament of England ("Royal Council of England") →	predecessor
Lord President of the Council →	presidesOver
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") →	relatedBody
Lord Privy Seal ("Privy Council of the United Kingdom") →	relatedTo