Revealed: Queen’s sweeping immunity from more than 160 laws

Revealed: Queen’s sweeping immunity from more than 160 laws

Guardian investigation finds monarch enjoys extraordinary exemptions in laws ranging from animal welfare to taxation

Revealed: Queen’s sweeping immunity from more than 160 laws

Personalised exemptions for the Queen in her private capacity have been written into more than 160 laws since 1967, granting her sweeping immunity from swathes of British law – ranging from animal welfare to workers’ rights. Dozens extend further immunity to her private property portfolio, granting her unique protections as the owner of large landed…

Revealed: Queen’s sweeping immunity from more than 160 laws • ChronLAW.com

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