Registrar of the Peerage
Incumbent
Ceri King LVO
since 2016
Ministry of Justice
AppointerThe Lord Chancellor
Inaugural holderAndrew McDonald
Formation2004
DeputyElaine Chilver,
Assistant Registrar of the Peerage

The Registrar of the Peerage is responsible for maintaining and updating the Roll of the Peerage.[1]

History

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

Registrar of the Peerage
# 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
  • Head of the Crown Office
  • Deputy Clerk of the Crown in Chancery
  • Registrar of the Baronetage
  • Clerk of the Chamber
 [2][3]
3 Ceri King
LVO
(n/a)		 2016 Incumbent Elaine Chilver

References

  1. 1 2 "No. 57314". The London Gazette. 11 June 2004. pp. 7320–7321.
  2. 1 2 3 "[Crown Office] Department Information (Freedom of Information Request)" (PDF). WhatDoTheyKnow. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 "List of Registrars of the Baronetage (Freedom of Information Request)" (PDF). WhatDoTheyKnow. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Crown Office Guide (Freedom of Information Request)" (PDF). WhatDoTheyKnow. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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