Behind the Scenes at the Crown Office
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Procedural Note - Crown Office General Guidance for Warrants and Patents [Undated]The Crown Office's internal guidance covering the preparation of Royal Warrants and Letters Patent.Some of the information appears to be obsolete. For…
Procedural Note - Crown Office Royal Assent Guide [2023]The Crown Office's internal guidance on Royal Assent.
Procedural Note - Crown Office Guide [2021]Document covering the structure of the Crown Office and the responsibilities of its personnel.
Procedural Note - Template for Royal Assent by Counsellors of State [Undated]Template for use when Letters Patent for signifying Royal Assent are signed by Counsellors of State on behalf of the Monarch.
Miscellaneous - Crown Office Procedure Sheet for Lord Belstead's Letters Patent [undated]Crown Office Procedure Sheet for the Letters Patent appointing Lord Belstead as Lord Privy Seal. This allowed Crown Office staff to record the various…
Minute - Documents Which Receive the Great Seal [1980-08-29]Minute for Sir Wilfrid Bourne regarding documents which receive the Great Seal.
Minute - Vellum Documents for Counsellors of State [1980-09-03]Minute for Sir Wilfrid Bourne regarding the practice of using vellum for the Letters Patent appointing Counsellors of State.
Letter - Seeking the Privy Council Office's Agreement Regarding the Preparation of Letters Patent [1980-09-04]Letter from Sir Wilfrid Bourne to Sir Neville Leigh proposing to print the Letters Patent appointing Counsellors of State on paper and seal them with…
Letter - Privy Council Office's Agreement Regarding Preparation of Letters Patent [1980-09-08]Letter from Sir Neville Leigh to Sir Wilfrid Bourne expressing agreement with the proposal to print the Letters Patent appointing Counsellors of State…
Letter - Asking the Privy Council Office About Shortening Gazette Notices [1980-09-09]Letter from Sir Wilfrid Bourne to Sir Neville Leigh asking about the possibility of shortening the Gazette notices associated with Letters Patent…