Clerk of the Crown in Chancery
The Clerk of the Crown in Chancery in Great Britain is a senior civil servant who is the head of the Crown Office.
Clerk of the Crown in Chancery in Great Britain | |
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Ministry of Justice | |
Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
Inaugural holder | Benedict Normanton |
Formation | occ. 1331 |
Deputy | |
The Crown Office, a section of the Ministry of Justice, has custody of the Great Seal of the Realm, and has certain administrative functions in connection with the courts and the judicial process, as well as functions relating to the electoral process for House of Commons elections, to the keeping of the Roll of the Peerage, and to the preparation of royal documents such as warrants required to pass under the royal sign-manual, fiats, letters patent, etc.
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