The Registrar of the Peerage is responsible for maintaining and updating the Roll of the Peerage.[1]
| Registrar of the Peerage | |
|---|---|
Incumbent Ceri King LVO since 2016 | |
| Ministry of Justice | |
| Appointer | The Lord Chancellor |
| Inaugural holder | Andrew McDonald |
| Formation | 2004 |
| Deputy | Elaine Chilver, Assistant Registrar of the Peerage |
History edit
The Roll of the Peerage was created by warrant under the royal sign manual in 2004 to work similarly to the Official Roll of the Baronetage. The warrant provided for the Lord Chancellor to appoint a Registrar,[1] which has always been the Deputy Clerk of the Crown in Chancery,[2] and has been held in conjunction to that of Registrar of the Baronetage.[3]
There is also an Assistant Registrar who deputises for the Registrar, and examine succession claims while also maintaining and upkeeping the Roll. This role is held in conjunction with that of Deputy Head of the Crown Office.[4]
List of Registrars edit
| # | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Deputy | Concurrent office(s) | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Andrew McDonald (n/a) |
2004 | 2005 | Ian Denyer | Registrar of the Baronetage | [2] |
| Grant Ashley Bavister | |||||||
| 2 |
|
Ian Denyer MVO (n/a) |
December 2006 |
2016 |
|
[2][3] | |
| 3 | Ceri King LVO (n/a) |
2016 | Incumbent | Elaine Chilver |
| ||
References edit
- ^ a b "No. 57314". The London Gazette. 11 June 2004. pp. 7320–7321.
- ^ a b c "[Crown Office] Department Information (Freedom of Information Request)" (PDF). WhatDoTheyKnow. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ a b "List of Registrars of the Baronetage (Freedom of Information Request)" (PDF). WhatDoTheyKnow. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Crown Office Guide (Freedom of Information Request)" (PDF). WhatDoTheyKnow. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.