Queen's consent investigations An investigation into the monarch's secret influence over legislation
Courtier demanded assurance king could not be prosecuted under new Welsh law Palace official secured assurance under archaic custom that requires UK parliaments to get monarch’s consent for draft bills
Revealed: ministers sought Charles’s consent to pass conservation laws affecting his business The government wrote to the then Prince of Wales in 2019, seeking approval for legislation that had implications for his estates
‘Ludicrous’: limits on police wildlife inquiries on Queen’s estates decried Campaigners say need for monarch’s consent to investigate accusations amounts to power to cover up
Officials warned of ‘serious wildlife incidents’ at Queen’s Sandringham estate Exclusive: Dozens of laws protect Queen’s private estates from investigators – but documents reveal many allegations of wildlife crime
Revealed: Queen’s sweeping immunity from more than 160 laws
What does the Queen’s legal immunity mean?
Queen’s approval of laws must be more transparent, Scottish ministers told
Revealed: how Prince Charles pressured ministers to change law to benefit his estate
Queen’s secret influence on laws revealed in Scottish government memo Exclusive: Internal memo admits ‘it is almost certain’ laws altered to secure monarch’s consent
Scottish parliament may shift stance on Queen’s secret lobbying Crown consent comes under scrutiny in Holyrood as the Queen’s private interventions into parliamentary process are revealed
Scottish government refuses to publish details about Queen’s secret lobbying
The Scottish parliament must take a stand against the farcical Queen’s consent rule Andy Wightman
Revealed: Queen vetted 67 laws before Scottish parliament could pass them
Queen secretly lobbied Scottish ministers for climate law exemption
Revealed: police barred from searching Queen's estates for looted artefacts Exclusive: palace and government refuse to say why exemption from 2017 law was deemed necessary
More than 50,000 people call for inquiry into use of Queen's consent Tens of thousands sign petition to investigate mechanism that allows Queen to vet draft laws
Queen's consent is a constitutional outrage – parliament must abolish it Norman Baker
How the Queen lobbied for changes in the law to hide her wealth
Prince Charles vetted laws that stop his tenants buying their homes Royals used secretive procedure to approve laws that gave special exemptions to Duchy of Cornwall
The Queen has more power over British law than we ever thought Adam Tucker Now we know that the mysterious ‘Queen’s consent’ is more than just a procedural formality, it must be scrapped, says Adam Tucker, a lecturer in constitutional law
About 25 results for Queen's consent investigations 
