High Sheriff of Greater London

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The High Sheriff of Greater London is a ceremonial judicial and civic officer appointed annually to support the Crown and the judiciary within the Greater London area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial office
civic office
judicial office
appliesToJurisdiction Greater London NERFINISHED
appointedBy The Crown NERFINISHED
ceremonialPrecedenceOver other county officers in Greater London (except the Lord-Lieutenant)
confersTitleOnOfficeHolder High Sheriff of Greater London NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
distinctFrom Sheriff of the City of London NERFINISHED
hasAssociatedInstitution Greater London Voluntary and community sector NERFINISHED
Judiciary of England and Wales NERFINISHED
London Fire Brigade NERFINISHED
Metropolitan Police Service NERFINISHED
hasCategory High Sheriffs of Greater London NERFINISHED
hasDuty attendance at royal visits in Greater London (outside the City of London)
encouragement of crime reduction initiatives
promotion of the voluntary sector and charities in Greater London
support for High Court judges on circuit in Greater London
support for the police and emergency services
hasFunction support of law and order institutions in Greater London
symbolic representation of royal authority in Greater London
hasHistoricalPrecursor ancient office of High Sheriff in English counties
hasJurisdictionType ceremonial county
hasScope all London boroughs except the City of London
hasSelectionProcess annual nomination and appointment by the Crown
hasStyle High Sheriff of Greater London NERFINISHED
inception 1965
isNonPoliticalOffice true
isPartOfTradition English shrievalty tradition
isUnpaidPosition true
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalBasis common law shrievalty of England and Wales
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity England NERFINISHED
officeCreatedBy Shrievalty reorganisation associated with creation of Greater London
officeHolderRole perform civic duties
support the Crown
support the judiciary
officeHoldersUsuallyFrom local notable persons in Greater London
officeType county shrievalty
partOf High Sheriffs of England and Wales NERFINISHED
replaces High Sheriff of London NERFINISHED
High Sheriff of Middlesex NERFINISHED
termLength 1 year
worksWith Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London NERFINISHED

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High Sheriffs of England and Wales hasPart High Sheriff of Greater London
Lord Lieutenant of Greater London precedes High Sheriff of Greater London