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Lord President

The role and responsibilities

The Lord President:

  • presides at Privy Council meetings, including any Emergency Privy Councils
  • considers for approval a number of Statutory Orders concerning Health Care, Veterinary, and Scottish Higher Education matters
  • as a member of the Privy Council Committee for the Affairs of Jersey and Guernsey, reviews Laws and Orders relating to the Islands, and makes recommendations to His Majesty concerning their approval
  • deals with Ministerial correspondence and Parliamentary Questions relating to Privy Council Business
  • determines cases, where the Lord President acts as University Visitor, in a private capacity.