Guidance

Sovereign Grant Act 2011: guidance

Guidance on the Sovereign Grant, which supports the official duties of The King.

• From: HM Treasury
• Published: 15 January 2014
• Last updated: 8 August 2023 — See all updates

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Sovereign Grant Act 2011: guidance

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Some information in this guidance may be out of date following the recent announcement of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

The Sovereign Grant provides an annual grant to support the official duties of The King in his roles as Head of State and Head of Nation.

Published 15 January 2014
Last updated 8 August 2023 + show all updates

1. 8 August 2023

   This guidance has been updated following the Sovereign Grant Review 2023.

2. 9 September 2022

   Some information in this guidance may be out of date following the recent announcement of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. This will be updated shortly.

3. 30 June 2022

   Guidance updated for June 2022

4. 12 April 2021

   Updates made in '1. Sovereign Grant' and '8. Tax' due to the passing of the Duke of Edinburgh.

5. 28 September 2020

   Updated guidance.

6. 5 November 2019

   Updated information to Section 1.

7. 25 June 2019

   Updated with current information.

8. 20 November 2018

   Updated guidance

9. 28 June 2018

   Updated for 2016-17 and to reflect the increase in the Sovereign Grant percentage

10. 3 April 2017

    Updated to include the Sovereign grant changes which are coming to effect on 1 April 2017

11. 28 June 2016

    Updated for 2015 to 16.

12. 28 April 2014

    updated Sovereign Grant figure for 2014-15 (£37.9m)

13. 15 January 2014

    First published.