Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the High Court ruling of [2024] EWHC 418 (Admin) of 28 February, what are (1) the current terms of reference for, and (2) the organisations sitting on, the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (RAVEC); and how Ministers’ views on (a) policy, and (b) operational matters are represented on the committee by their representatives,

The current terms of reference for the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (RAVEC) were agreed in 2021, as set out in the High Court’s judgement.

These terms of reference set out the roles and responsibilities of the Committee, including those of the Committee as a whole and each organisation on the Committee.

The Committee’s membership includes the Home Office, the Cabinet Office, the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, the Metropolitan Police Service, and the Royal Household.