Registrar of the Peerage

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

Registrar of the Peerage
Incumbent Ceri King LVO since 2016
Ministry of Justice
Appointer	The Lord Chancellor
Inaugural holder	Andrew McDonald
Formation	2004
Deputy	Elaine Chilver, Assistant Registrar of the Peerage

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	Head of the Crown Office Deputy Clerk of the Crown in Chancery Registrar of the Baronetage Clerk of the Chamber Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council Head of Secretariat

References

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