BRITISH ROYAL CHARTER

-way of incorporation

- way of giving identity

All royal charters are different - they do not follow the same format - and can include
whatever bylaws an organisation deems relevant.

An institution incorporated by Charter is, subject to the general law, generally self-regulating
and not answerable to the Privy Council or the Privy Council Office in relation to the conduct
of its internal affairs.

BSI allows acquisitions

BBC

The Royal Charter is the constitutional basis for the BBC. It sets out the BBC’s Object,
Mission and Public Purposes. The Charter also outlines the Corporation’s governance and
regulatory arrangements, including the role and composition of the BBC Board.

The current Charter began on 1 January 2017 and ends on 31 December 2027.

The Government will carry out a mid-term review of the Charter, focussing on governance
and regulatory arrangements. This review is not a full Charter Review and so will not look at
the BBC’s mission, purpose or the method by which it is funded.

The British Council worked with the Palace and British-Indian start-up Studio Carrom to project a
peacock, India's national bird, onto the facade of Buckingham Palace.