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.

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All labels observed (24)

Label Occurrences
Privy Council of the United Kingdom 335
Privy Council of England 56
Privy Council of Great Britain 42

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 Council self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 British Cabinet ⓘ
surface form: 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 (480)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cambridge University → accreditation → Privy Council ⓘ
subject surface form: University of Cambridge
First Lord of the Admiralty → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Crown → exercisesPowerThrough → Privy Council ⓘ
subject surface form: Crown (British state)
this entity surface form: King-in-Council
Crown → exercisesPowerThrough → Privy Council ⓘ
subject surface form: Crown (British state)
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Governor of Bermuda → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Francis Bacon → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of England
Privy Council → hasMember → Privy Council self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Counsellor
Lord Jellicoe → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Keir Starmer → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of England
British colonial authorities → governedBy → Privy Council ⓘ
The Right Honourable → governingBodyForUse → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council (United Kingdom)
The Lord Sainsbury of Turville → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
British Cabinet → originatedFrom → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
James Callaghan → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
British Crown → delegatesPowerTo → Privy Council ⓘ
British Crown → partyTo → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Crown-in-Council
Lord Privy Seal → relatedTo → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Archbishop John Sharp → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
subject surface form: John Sharp
this entity surface form: Privy Council of England
Sir Walter Mildmay → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of England
John Major → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Edward Heath → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Clement Attlee → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for India → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Boris Johnson → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Julian Amery → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Theresa May → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Parliament of England → predecessor → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Council of England
Warden of the Cinque Ports → subordinateTo → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Crown in right of the Channel Islands → associatedWith → Privy Council ⓘ
Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 → empowered → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: His Majesty in Council
Harold Macmillan → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Edward Carson → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Edward Carson → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of Ireland
Lord Trenchard → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
British royal family → associatedInstitution → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Stanley Baldwin → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Lord High Treasurer → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of England
Lord High Treasurer → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of Great Britain
Lord High Treasurer → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
The Duke of Grafton → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of Great Britain
Stafford Cripps → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Sir Samuel Hoare → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
subject surface form: Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
the Crown → exercisesPowerThrough → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Privy Council
Rishi Sunak → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
subject surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
First Minister of Wales → memberOf → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Privy Council Office → supports → Privy Council ⓘ
Privy Council Office → supports → Privy Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Privy Council committees