British Overseas Territories

BOTs redirects here. For other uses, see Bots (disam- sibility of the Minister for Europe David Lidington MP,
biguation) and Bot (disambiguation). while the Falkland Islands are the responsibility of Hugo
Swire MP, also of the Foreign Oce.[8][9][10]
The fourteen British Overseas Territories (BOT) are
territories under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the
United Kingdom.[1][2] They are those parts of the for- 1 Current overseas territories
mer British Empire that have not chosen independence
or have voted to remain British territories. While some The fourteen British Overseas Territories are:[11]
of the inhabited territories have their own internal lead-
ership, only a select few are self-governing. They share
the British monarch (Elizabeth II) as head of state.
2 History
The term British Overseas Territory was introduced by
the British Overseas Territories Act 2002, replacing the
Main articles: British Empire, Territorial evolution of the
term British Dependent Territory, introduced by the
British Empire and List of countries that have gained in-
British Nationality Act 1981. Prior to 1 January 1983, the
dependence from the United Kingdom
territories were ocially referred to as British Crown
Early colonies, in the sense of English subjects residing
Colonies. With the exceptions of the British Antarctic
Territory and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Is-
lands (which host only ocials and research station sta)
and the British Indian Ocean Territory (used as a mili-
tary base), the Territories retain permanent civilian pop-
ulations. Permanent residency for the 7,000 or so civil-
ians living in the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and
Dhekelia is limited to citizens of the Republic of Cyprus.
Collectively, the Territories encompass a population of
about 250,000 people and a land area of about 667,018
square miles (1,727,570 km2 ). The vast majority of
this, 660,000 square miles (1,700,000 km2 ), constitutes
the British Antarctic Territory.[3][4] The United Kingdom
participates in the Antarctic Treaty System[5] and, as part
of a mutual agreement, the British Antarctic Territory is
recognised by four of the other sovereign nations making St. Georges town, in the Islands of Bermuda, or The Somers
claims to Antarctic territory. Isles. The colony was founded by the wrecking of the agship of
the Virginia Company in 1609. The Companys charter was ex-
Although the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey
tended to include Bermuda in 1612, and it has remained a British
and the Isle of Man are also under the sovereignty of colony ever since. Since the rebellion of Virginia, it has been the
the British monarch, they are in a dierent constitutional oldest-remaining British colony, and the town of St. Georges
relationship with the United Kingdom.[6][7] The British is the oldest continuously inhabited British settlement in the New
Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies are them- World.[32]
selves distinct from the Commonwealth realms, a group
of 15 independent countries (and the United Kingdom) in lands hitherto outside the control of the English gov-
which each also have Queen Elizabeth II as their reign- ernment, were generally known as "Plantations".
ing monarch, and from the Commonwealth of Nations,
The rst, unocial, colony was Newfoundland, where
a voluntary association of 53 countries mostly with his-
English shermen routinely set up seasonal camps in the
toric links to the British Empire (which also includes all
16th century.[33] It is now a province of Canada known
Commonwealth realms).
as Newfoundland and Labrador. It retains strong cultural
The current minister responsible for the Territories is ties with Britain.
James Duddridge MP, of the Foreign Oce. Gibraltar
English colonisation of North America began ocially
and the Sovereign Base Areas, however, are the respon-
in 1607 with the settlement of Jamestown, the rst suc-

1
2 3 GOVERNMENT

cessful permanent colony in "Virginia" (a term that was

then applied generally to North America). Its oshoot,
Bermuda, was settled inadvertently after the wrecking of
the Virginia companys agship there in 1609, with the
Virginia Company's charter extended to ocially include
the archipelago in 1612. St. Georges town, founded
in Bermuda in that year, remains the oldest continu-
ously inhabited British settlement in the New World (with
some historians stating that its formation predating the
1619 conversion of James Fort into Jamestown
St. Georges was actually the rst successful town the
English established in the New World). Bermuda and Many of the overseas territories are in the Caribbean, as shown
Bermudians have played important, sometimes pivotal, on the map.
but generally underestimated or unacknowledged roles in
the shaping of the English and British trans-Atlantic Em-
In 2002, the British Parliament passed the British Over-
pires. These include maritime commerce, settlement of
seas Territories Act 2002. This reclassied the UKs
the continent and of the West Indies, and the projection
dependent territories as overseas territories and, with
of naval power via the colonys privateers, among other
the exception of those people solely connected with the
areas.[34][35]
Sovereign Base Areas of Cyprus, restored full British cit-
The growth of the British Empire in the 19th century, to izenship to their inhabitants.[39]
its territorial peak in the 1920s, saw Britain acquire nearly
one quarter of the worlds land mass, including territo-
ries with large indigenous populations in Asia and Africa.
From the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth 3 Government
century, the larger settler colonies in Canada, Aus-
tralia, New Zealand and South Africa rst became self-
governing colonies and then achieved independence in all
matters except foreign policy, defence and trade. Sepa-
rate self-governing colonies federated to become Canada
(in 1867), Australia (in 1901), South Africa (in 1910),
and Rhodesia (in 1965). These and other large self-
governing colonies had become known as Dominions by
the 1920s. The Dominions achieved almost full indepen-
dence with the Statute of Westminster (1931).
Through a process of decolonisation following the sec-
ond world war, most of the British colonies in Africa,
Asia and the Caribbean gained independence. Some
colonies became Commonwealth realms, retaining the
British monarch as their own head of state.[36] Most for- McKeeva Bush, Premier of the Cayman Islands in 2012
mer colonies and protectorates became member states of
the Commonwealth of Nations, a non-political, voluntary
association of equal members, comprising a population
of around 2.2 billion people.[37] 3.1 Head of state
After the independence of Southern Rhodesia (now The head of state in the overseas territories is the British
Zimbabwe) in Africa in 1980 and British Honduras (now monarch, Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. The
Belize) in Central America in 1981, the last major colony Queens role in the territories is in her role as Queen of
that remained was Hong Kong, with a population of over the United Kingdom, and not in right of each territory.
5 million.[38] With 1997 approaching, the United King- The Queen appoints a representative in each territory to
dom and China negotiated the Sino-British Joint Decla- exercise her executive power. In territories with a per-
ration, which led to the whole of Hong Kong becoming a manent population, a Governor is appointed by the Queen
"special administrative region" of China in 1997, subject on the advice of the British Government, usually a retired
to various conditions intended to guarantee the preserva- senior military ocer, or a senior civil servant. In territo-
tion of Hong Kongs capitalist economy and its way of life ries without a permanent population, a Commissioner is
under British rule for at least 50 years after the handover. usually appointed to represent the Queen. Exceptionally,
George Town in the Cayman Islands has consequently be- in the overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and
come the largest city in the Overseas Territories. Tristan da Cunha, an Administrator is appointed to be the
Governors representative in each of the two distant parts
 3

of the territory, namely Ascension Island and Tristan da

Cunha.
The role of the Governor is to act as the de facto head
of state, and they are usually responsible for appointing
the head of government, and senior political positions in
the territory. The Governor is also responsible for liaising
with the UK Government, and carrying out any ceremo-
nial duties. A Commissioner has the same powers as a
Governor, but also acts as the head of government.

Leaders of the Overseas Territories with Prime Minister David

3.2 Local government Cameron in 2012.

Main article: List of current local leaders Leaders of

Dependent Commonwealth Territories & UK constituent
countries

All the overseas territories have their own system of gov-

ernment, and localised laws. The structure of the gov-
ernment appears to be closely correlated to the size and
political development of the territory.

3.3 Legal system Tristan da Cunha on 6 February 2013, as seen from space. The
population was temporarily evacuated to the UK in 1961 because
of an eruption. Postal code TDCU 1ZZ
Each overseas territory has its own legal system indepen-
dent of the United Kingdom. The legal system is gen-
erally based on English common law, with some distinc-
tions for local circumstances. Each territory has its own
attorney general, and court system. For the smaller terri-
tories, the UK may appoint a UK-based lawyer or judge
to work on legal cases. This is particularly important for
cases involving serious crimes and where it is impossible
to nd a jury who will not know the defendant in a small
population island.
Many of them, such as Isle of Man, Cayman islands and
Bermuda are used as tax havens and as ags of conve-
nience for ships as part of the Red Ensign group.[43]
The Pitcairn sexual assault trial of 2004 is an example of
how the UK may choose to provide the legal framework
for particular cases where the territory cannot do so alone. Coastline at Little Bay, the site of the new capital of Montser-
rat replacing Plymouth. The project is funded by the[45] UKs
Department for International Development.

3.4 Joint Ministerial Council 4 Relations with the United King-

A joint ministerial council of UK ministers, and the
leaders of the Overseas Territories has been held an-
nually since 2012 to provide representation between
UK Government departments and Overseas Territory
Governments.[44]
dom
The Foreign and Commonwealth Oce (FCO) has the
responsibility of looking after the interests of all over-
seas territories except Akrotiri & Dhekelia, which comes
under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defence.[46][47]
4 4 RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM

Within the FCO, the general responsibility for the territo-

ries is handled by the Overseas Territories Directorate,[48] British Antarctic Territory
which is headed by the Minister for the Overseas Territo-
ries. As of August 2014 the Minister is James Duddridge,
a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State.
In 2012, the FCO published the The Overseas Territories:
security, success and sustainability which set out Britains
policy for the Overseas Territories, covering six main
areas:[49]

Defence, security and safety of the territories and

their people
Map showing the portion of Antarctica claimed by the UK as
Successful and resilient economies British Antarctic Territory.
Cherishing the environment
Making government work better
Vibrant and ourishing communities
Productive links with the wider world

Britain and the overseas territories do not have diplomatic

representations, although the governments of the overseas
territories with indigenous populations all retain a repre-
sentative oce in London. The United Kingdom Over-
seas Territories Association (UKOTA) also represents
the interests of the territories in London. The govern-
ments in both London and territories occasionally meet
to mitigate or resolve disagreements over the process of
governance in the territories and levels of autonomy.[50] Gibraltar is the only overseas territory included in the European
Britain provides nancial assistance to the overseas terri- Union
tories via the Department for International Development.
Currently only Montserrat and Saint Helena receive bud-
Foreign aairs of the overseas territories are handled
getary aid (i.e. nancial contribution to recurrent fund-
by the Foreign and Commonwealth Oce in London.
ing). Several specialist funds are made available by the
Some territories maintain diplomatic ocers in nearby
UK, including:
countries for trade and immigration purposes. Several
of the territories in the Americas maintain member-
The Good Government Fund which provides assis- ship within the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States,
tance on government administration; the Caribbean Community, the Caribbean Develop-
The Economic Diversication Programme Budget ment Bank, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management
which aim to diversify and enhance the economic Agency, and the Association of Caribbean States. The
bases of the territories. territories are members of the Commonwealth of Nations
through the United Kingdom. The inhabited territories
compete in their own right at the Commonwealth Games,
The territories have no ocial representation in the UK and three of the territories (Bermuda, the Cayman Islands
Parliament, but have informal representation through and the British Virgin Islands) sent teams to the 2008
the All-Party Parliamentary Group,[51] and can petition Summer Olympics.
the UK Government through the Directgov e-Petitions
website.[52] Only Gibraltar has representation in the Gibraltar is the only overseas territory that is part of the
European Parliament and it shares its Member with the European Union (EU), although it is not part of the Euro-
region of South West England. pean Customs Union, the European Tax Policy, the Eu-
ropean Statistics Zone or the Common Agriculture Pol-
icy. Gibraltar is not a member of the European Union
4.1 Foreign aairs in its own right. The Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus
are not part of the European Union, but they are the only
See also: Special member state territories and the Euro- British overseas territory to use the Euro as ocial cur-
pean Union rency. None of the other Overseas Territories are mem-
4.3 Military 5

bers of the EU, the main body of EU law does not apply
and, although certain slices of EU law are applied to those
territories as part of the EUs Association of Overseas
Countries and Territories (OCT Association), they are
not commonly enforceable in local courts. The OCT As-
sociation also provides overseas territories with structural
funding for regeneration projects.
Since the return of full British citizenship[53] to most 'be-
longers of overseas territories (mainly since the British
Overseas Territories Act 2002), the citizens of those ter-
ritories hold concurrent European Union citizenship, giv-
ing them rights of free movement across all EU member
states. Thousands of Gibraltarians dress in their national colours of red
Several nations dispute the UKs sovereignty in the fol- and white during the 2013 Gibraltar National Day celebrations.
lowing overseas territories:
exodus of the citizens of Hong Kong to the UK before the
Akrotiri and Dhekelia claimed by Cyprus agreed handover to China in 1997. Exception was made
for the Falkland Islands, which had been invaded in 1982
British Antarctic Territory Territory overlaps by Argentina. Full British citizenship was soon returned
Antarctic claims made by Chile and Argentina to the people of Gibraltar having regard to the friction
with Spain.
British Indian Ocean Territory claimed by
Mauritius and Seychelles However, the British Overseas Territories Act 2002
replaced British Dependent Territory citizenship with
Falkland Islands claimed by Argentina British Overseas Territories citizenship (BOTC), and re-
stored full British citizenship to all BOTCs except those
Gibraltar claimed by Spain from Akrotiri and Dhekelia. This restored to BOTCs the
right to reside in the UK.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
claimed by Argentina British citizens, however, do not have an automatic right
to reside in any of the Overseas Territories. Some territo-
ries prohibit immigration, and any visitors are required to
4.2 Citizenship seek the permission of the territorys government to live
in the territory.
Main article: British Overseas Territories citizen

4.3 Military
None of the overseas territories has its own nationality
status, and all citizens are classed as British Overseas Ter-
ritories citizens (BOTC). They do, however, have legisla-
tive independence over immigration, and holding the sta-
tus of a BOTC does not automatically give a person a right
of abode in any of the territories, as it depends on the ter-
ritorys immigration laws. A territory may issue Belonger
status to allow a person classed as a BOTC to reside in
the territory that they have close links with. Non-BOTC
citizens may acquire Belonger status to reside in a partic-
ular territory (and may subsequently become naturalised
BOTC if they wish).
Historically, most inhabitants of the British Empire held
the status of British subject, which was usually lost upon
independence. From 1949, British subjects in the United RAF Mount Pleasant, Falkland Islands
Kingdom and the remaining colonies became citizens of
the United Kingdom and Colonies. However changes in Defence of the Overseas Territories is the responsibility
British immigration and nationality law between 1962 of the UK. Many of the overseas territories are used as
and 1983 saw the creation of a separate British Depen- military bases by the UK and its allies.
dent Territories citizenship (BDTC) with eect from Jan-
uary 1983. Citizens in most territories were stripped of Ascension Island (part of Saint Helena, Ascension
full British citizenship. This was mainly to prevent a mass and Tristan da Cunha) the Base known as RAF
6 7 SPORTS

Ascension Island is used by both the Royal Air Force NZ dollar, or their own currencies, which may be pegged
and the United States Air Force. to one of these.
Bermuda became the primary Royal Navy base in
America, following US independence. The Naval
establishment included an admiralty, a dockyard, 6 Symbols and insignia
and a naval squadron. A considerable military
garrison was built up to protect it, and Bermuda,
which the British Government came to see as a
base, rather than as a colony, was known as Fortress
Bermuda, and the Gibraltar of the West (Bermudi-
ans, like Gibraltarians, also dub their territory The
Rock).[54] Canada and the USA also established
bases in Bermuda during the Second World War,
which were maintained through the Cold War. Four
air bases were located in Bermuda during the Sec-
ond World War (operated by the Royal Air Force,
Royal Navy, US Navy, and US Army/Royal Air
Force). Since 1995, the military force in Bermuda
has been reduced to the local territorial battalion, the
Royal Bermuda Regiment. Overseas Territories ags in Parliament Square in 2013
British Indian Ocean Territory the island of Diego
Each overseas territory has been granted its own ag and
Garcia is home to a large naval base and airbase
coat of arms by the British monarch. Traditionally, the
leased to the United States by the United Kingdom
ags follow the Blue Ensign design, with the Union Flag
until 2036 (unless renewed), but either government
in the canton, and the territorys coat of arms in the y.
can opt out of the agreement in 2016. There are
Exceptions to this are Bermuda which uses a Red Ensign;
British forces in small numbers in the BIOT for ad-
British Antarctic Territory which uses a White Ensign;
ministrative and immigration purposes.
British Indian Ocean Territory which uses a Blue Ensign
Falkland Islands the British Forces Falkland Is- with wavy lines to symbolise the sea; and Gibraltar which
lands includes commitments from the British Army, uses a banner of its coat of arms (the ag of the city of
Royal Air Force and Royal Navy. Gibraltar).
Akrotiri and Dhekelia and Saint Helena, Ascension and
Gibraltar British Forces Gibraltar includes a Royal
Tristan da Cunha are the only British overseas territories
Navy dockyard (also used by NATO), RAF Gibral-
without their own ag. The Union Flag is used in these
tar used by the RAF and NATO and a local garri-
territories.
son the Royal Gibraltar Regiment.
The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia
in Cyprus maintained as strategic British military 7 Sports
bases in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Montserrat the Royal Montserrat Defence Force, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Is-
historically connected with the Irish Guards, is a lands are the only British Overseas Territories with recog-
body of twenty volunteers, whose duties are primar- nised National Olympic Committees (NOCs); the British
ily ceremonial.[55] Olympic Association is recognised as the appropriate
NOC for athletes from the other territories, and thus ath-
Saint Helena it has been speculated[56] that the new letes who hold a British passport are eligible to represent
Saint Helena Airport might be used for military pur- Great Britain at the Olympic Games.[62]
poses but this has neither been conrmed nor de-
Shara Proctor from Anguilla, Delano Williams from
nied.
the Turks and Caicos Islands, Jenaya Wade-Fray from
Bermuda[63] and Georgina Cassar from Gibraltar[64]
strived to represent Team GB at the London 2012
5 Currencies Olympics. Proctor, Wade-Fray and Cassar[64] qualied
for Team GB, with Williams missing the cut, however
Main article: List of British currencies wishing to represent the UK in 2016.[65][66]
The Gibraltar national football team was accepted into
The many British overseas territories use a varied assort- UEFA in 2013 in time for the 2016 European Champi-
ment of currencies, including the euro, pound, US dollar, onships. It has also applied to be part of FIFA and hopes

to be accepted in time for eligibility for the 2018 FIFA
World Cup qualifying.
8 Biodiversity
The World Heritage Sites of the UK (Overseas Territo-
ries): The natural sites of Gough and Inaccessible Islands
and Henderson Island are marked green, the cultural
site of the Historic Town of St George and Related
Fortications, Bermuda is marked red.
The British Overseas Territories have more biodiversity
than the entire UK mainland. There are at least 180
endemic plant species in the overseas territories as op-
posed to only 12 on the UK mainland. Responsibility
for protection of biodiversity and meeting obligations un-
der international environmental conventions is shared be-
tween the UK Government and the local governments of
the territories.[67]
Two areas, Henderson Island in the Pitcairn Islands as
well as the Gough and Inaccessible Islands of Tristan Da
Cunha are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and
two other territories, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and
Saint Helena are on the United Kingdoms tentative list
for future UNESCO World Heritage Sites.[68][69]
The three regions of biodiversity hotspots situated in the
British Overseas Territories are the Caribbean Islands,
the Mediterranean Basin and the Oceania ecozone in the
Pacic.[67]
The UK created the largest continuous marine protected
areas in the world, the Chagos Marine Protected Area,
and announced in 2015 funding to establish a new, larger,
reserve around the Pitcairn Islands.[70][71][72]
In January 2016, the UK government announced the
intention to create a marine protected area around
Ascension Island. The protected area would be 234,291
square kilometers, half of which would be closed to
shing.[73]
A Stoplight Parrotsh in Princess Alexandra Land
and Sea National Park, Providenciales, Turks and
Caicos Islands
Penguins in South Georgia, 2010.
Henderson Island in the Pitcairn Islands
Rothera Research Station.
9 See also
List of postcodes
List of British Army installations
7
British overseas territory citizens in the mainland
United Kingdom
Colonial Department
Secretary of State for the Colonies
Colonial Oce
Universities in British Overseas Territories
United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association
(UKOTA)
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[55] UK Government White Paper on Overseas Territories,
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