The British Overseas Territories (BOTs),also known as the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs),are fourteen territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom,but do not form part of the United Kingdom itself. The permanently inhabited territories are internally self-governing,with the United Kingdom retaining responsibility for defence and foreign relations. All of the territories are inhabited by civilians,except three that are chiefly or only inhabited by military or scientific personnel. All fourteen have the British monarch as head of state. These UK government responsibilities are assigned to various departments of the Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office and are subject to change.
The commissioner for the British Antarctic Territory (BAT),is the head of government in the Antarctic Territory of the United Kingdom. As one of the British Overseas Territories,the commissioner is appointed by the monarch of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
The Law Officers are the senior legal advisors to His Majesty's Government and devolved executives of the United Kingdom. They are variously referred to as the Attorney General,Solicitor General or Advocate General depending on seniority and geography - though other terms are also in use,such as the Counsel General for Wales. Law Officers in these roles are distinguished by being political appointees,while also being bound by the duties of independence,justice and confidentiality among the other typical professional commitments of lawyers. These roles do not have any direct oversight of prosecutions nor do they directly lead or influence criminal investigations. This is a distinguishing factor between Law Officers and the State Attorneys General of the United States or US Attorney General.
Alan Edden Huckle is an English senior diplomat in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the British Government. He was the commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) and the British Antarctic Territory from 23 April 2001 until 12 January 2004,when he left to become the governor of Anguilla in the Caribbean. He was the Governor of Anguilla from 29 July 2004 to July 2006,having been appointed in July 2003.
The British Indian Ocean Territory is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. It is administered by a Commissioner,located at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London. There is no Governor appointed to represent the King in the territory as there are no permanent inhabitants.
The Realm of New Zealand is the area over which the monarch of New Zealand is head of state. The realm is not a federation but is a collection of states and territories united under its monarch. New Zealand is an independent and sovereign state that has one territory in Antarctica,one dependent territory (Tokelau),and two associated states. The Realm of New Zealand encompasses the three autonomous jurisdictions of New Zealand,the Cook Islands,and Niue.
The Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory is the head of government in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of the British Indian Ocean Territory. The Commissioner is appointed by the British monarch on the advice of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The Commissioner does not reside in the territory,as it has had no native population since the forced depopulation of the Chagossian people in the 1970s,and the only population is the military of the United States and the United Kingdom at the joint base at Diego Garcia.
The governor of Anguilla is the representative of the monarch in the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla. The governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. The governor is the highest authority on Anguilla,but daily business is handled by local Anguillan elected officials. The main role of the governor is to appoint the premier of Anguilla.
Colin Roberts is a British diplomat and the former Governor of the Falkland Islands and former Commissioner of the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
Benjamin Robert Merrick is a British civil servant who was Director of Overseas Territories at the Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office from August 2017 until July 2021.
Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam is a British lawyer and civil servant who has served as Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands since 29 June 2023. She served as Governor of Anguilla between 2021 and 2023.
