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.