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Lord Lieutenants are appointed by the Sovereign on the recommendation
of the Prime Minister.
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The Lord Lieutenant represents the Sovereign in the ancient
and ceremonial County of Kent, which includes the Kent County
Council and Medway Council administrative areas.
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The duties include looking after members of the Royal Family
and heads of State when they pay official visits to the County
of Kent.
- The Lord Lieutenant chairs the County's Advisory Committee
on Justices of the Peace and their appointment - and there are
more than 800 JPs in Kent.
- Lieutenancy duties also include presenting honours on behalf
of the Crown, and involvement in the honours system.
- The Lieutenancy maintains close relationships with the Armed
Forces, reflecting the ancient office's original responsibility
for the maintenance of order and local defence of the County.
- The Lord Lieutenant leads the 60 or so influential Deputy
Lieutenants County-wide and is increasingly providing the organisation
for their individual networks to interlock for the benefit of
Kent's varied communities.
- The role of the Lieutenancy is entirely non-political. The
appointment carries no pay.
- Lord Lieutenants do not normally retire until they are 75.
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