https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/dc8f0c500e50c7517f4074d6c59e2606.PDF b339e79add9d61cfe8ef475f3e9e1769 Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document. <div class="instrument royal-warrant" style="line-height:1.6;"> <div class="page"> <div style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:1em;"> <p><strong>Page 1</strong></p> </div>  <div style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:1em;"> <p>(Sgd.) <em>Charles R</em></p> </div> <p style="text-indent:2em;margin-bottom:1em;">CHARLES THE THIRD, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories KING, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, to Our Trusty and Well-beloved Rachel Ruth Watson,</p> <div style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:1em;"> <p>Greeting!</p> </div> <p style="text-indent:2em;margin-bottom:1em;">WHEREAS by Section 9 and Schedule 2 to the Police Reform Act 2002, as amended by section 33 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017, it is provided that there shall be a body corporate known as the Independent Office for Police Conduct and that the Director General of the said Office shall be appointed by Us and shall hold office in accordance with the terms of his or her appointment for a period not exceeding five years and may be eligible for re-appointment at the end of his or her term of office:</p>  <p class="para-fragment" style="text-indent:2em;margin-bottom:2em;">NOW KNOW YE that We, pursuant to the powers vested in Us by the said Act (as amended), have appointed and do by these Presents appoint you the said Rachel Ruth Watson to be Director General of the said Office</p>  <div style="text-align:left;margin-top:1em;"> <p>WARRANT – appointment of Rachel Ruth Watson as Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct</p> </div> </div>  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div>  <div class="page"> <div style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:1em;"> <p><strong>Page 2</strong></p> </div>  <p class="para-fragment" style="margin-bottom:1em;">for a period of three years commencing on and from 22 April 2004 until and concluding on 21 April 2027.</p>  <div style="text-align:right;margin-top:1.5em;line-height:1.2;"> <p style="margin:0;">GIVEN at Our Court at Saint James’s</p> <p style="margin:0;">the <em>18th</em> day of <em>April</em> 2024</p> <p style="margin:0;">In the second year of Our Reign</p> </div>  <div style="text-align:right;margin-top:0.6em;"> <p style="margin:0;">By His Majesty’s Command</p> <p style="margin:0;">(Sgd.) <em>Alex Chalk</em></p> </div>  <div style="text-align:left;margin-top:1em;"> <p><strong>L. S.</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Alex Chalk (Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. Second Seal (Blue) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Printed in Bookman Old Style. Royal name and title capitalized. Capitalized incipits. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Royal Warrant - Director General of the IOPC [2024-04-18] Subject The topic of the resource Police Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of King Charles III appointing Rachel Watson as Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King Charles III Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FOI request Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-04-18 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource T. Onslow Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/30/section/9" title="Police Reform Act 2002">Police Reform Act 2002</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant England and Wales Lord Chancellor Monarch Police Statutory Power