Miscellaneous - Crown Office Procedure Sheet for Lord Belstead's Letters Patent [undated]
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Title
Miscellaneous - Crown Office Procedure Sheet for Lord Belstead's Letters Patent [undated]
Subject
Crown Office
Description
Crown Office Procedure Sheet for the Letters Patent appointing Lord Belstead as Lord Privy Seal.
This allowed Crown Office staff to record the various steps involved in preparing the patent. For example, it notes that Downing Street instructed the Crown Office to prepare the Warrant on January 11, 1988, and then the Warrant was sent to the Privy Council Office by special arrangement on January 12. The PCO returned it to the Crown Office on January 19, and the Lord Chancellor countersigned the Warrant in addition to recepi'ing that same day.
The sheet also records details about the patent such as the fact that it was typed on a small sheet of loan paper and the use of the Great Seal was authorized by a Warrant. The document was wafer sealed and transmitted to Lord Belstead in a red pouch.
The sheet records other formalities such as the entries in the Patent Roll and Docquet Book and the sending of a notice to the Gazette. Interestingly, it also notes some interaction with the publishers of Who's Who and Dod's Parliamentary Companion.
This allowed Crown Office staff to record the various steps involved in preparing the patent. For example, it notes that Downing Street instructed the Crown Office to prepare the Warrant on January 11, 1988, and then the Warrant was sent to the Privy Council Office by special arrangement on January 12. The PCO returned it to the Crown Office on January 19, and the Lord Chancellor countersigned the Warrant in addition to recepi'ing that same day.
The sheet also records details about the patent such as the fact that it was typed on a small sheet of loan paper and the use of the Great Seal was authorized by a Warrant. The document was wafer sealed and transmitted to Lord Belstead in a red pouch.
The sheet records other formalities such as the entries in the Patent Roll and Docquet Book and the sending of a notice to the Gazette. Interestingly, it also notes some interaction with the publishers of Who's Who and Dod's Parliamentary Companion.
Creator
Crown Office
Source
LCO 6/4342
Date
Undated
Contributor
Jason Loch
Files
Collection
Citation
Crown Office, “Miscellaneous - Crown Office Procedure Sheet for Lord Belstead's Letters Patent [undated],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/478.