An Order in Council is a form of legislation made in the name of the Monarch ‘by and with the advice and consent’ of the Privy Council. The text is drafted by the Government.
The Commissioner for Public Appointments derives his powers to monitor and regulate Departmental public appointments procedures from Orders in Council. These Orders also include a list of all the bodies that are regulated by the Commissioner.
The most recent Public Appointments Order in Council (PDF, 11 pages, 242 KB) was made at Privy Council on 15 November 2023. It updates the order made earlier in 2023.
For an accessible copy of the Order in Council, please contact the Privy Council Office.
The Public Appointments Order in Council (PDF, 11 pages, 232 KB) was made at Privy Council on 19 July 2023. It updates the order made in November 2019.
The Public Appointments Order in Council (PDF, 10 pages, 548 KB) was made at Privy Council on 6 November 2019. It updates the order made earlier in 2019.
The Public Appointments Order in Council (PDF, 10 pages, 71 KB) was made at Privy Council on the 10th April 2019. It updates the order made in 2017.
The Public Appointments Order in Council (PDF, 10 pages, 550 KB) was made at Privy Council on the 15th November 2017. It updates the order made in 2016.
The Public Appointments Commissioner Order in Council 2016 (PDF, 2 pages, 65 KB) was made at Privy Council on the 19th April 2016 appointing Peter Riddell as Commissioner for Public Appointments.
The Public Appointments Order in Council 2016 (PDF, 10 pages, 489 KB) was made at the Privy Council on the 13th July 2016, but it did not come into effect until the 1st January 2017 (as provided for in Article 1(1)) to coincide with the introduction of the Governance Code.