Orders
Decisions of the Privy Council are formalised in Orders, which hold legal authority; and are a form of delegated legislation. These Orders fall into two main categories: Orders in Council, which are approved by The King; and Orders of Council, which are approved by Ministers acting in their capacity as Privy Counsellors.
Latest Orders and Proclamations
Orders or Proclamations approved since 2025 are published below.
Statutory Instruments approved at Privy Council are published on the Legislation website and are therefore not published by the Privy Council Office.
An archive of the Lists of Business from Privy Council meetings can also be found here.
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Order of Council 28 May 2026
Reappointment of Alan Kershaw as Chair of the Architects Registration Board
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Order in Council 18 May 2026
James Murray sworn as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
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Order of Council 18 May 2026
Chartered Association of Building Engineers By-law amendment
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Order of Council 23 April 2026
Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants Bylaw amendment
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Order of Council 13 April 2026
The Royal College of General Practitioners revised Ordinances
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Order in Council 1 April 2026
Coinage Sealing Order
Archived Orders
On a yearly basis, the Registers of the Privy Council (copies of Orders made and business transacted) are transferred to The National Archives (TNA) for permenant preservation.
Therefore, if you are looking for an Order made before 2025, you may be able to search for this directly on The National Archive website or via an archive of our website. Orders and Proclamations approved since January 2023 downloadable in pdf format directly from TNA free of charge.
Alernatively you can contact us and we will advise on searching for the Order, or provide you with a copy if it’s held in our internal records.
Further Information
Useful Links
Privy Council Registers
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Legislation website
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