Privy Council of the United Kingdom
formal body of advisers to the sovereign in the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a group of advisors to the British Monarch. Most of its important work is done by two committees,
- The Cabinet. All cabinet ministers are made Privy Councillors (or Privy Counsellors), as are other important politicians. These include the leaders of the big political parties.
- Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. The most senior judges in England and Wales sit on this committee
Some laws need to be made by the "King-in-Council", that is at a meeting of the King and the Privy Council. Some jobs are filled by the King in Council too. For example, when the King appoints a new Bishop or Lord-lieutenant he announces his choice at a meeting of the Privy Council.