Talk:Royal prerogative of mercy

frequency of use and circumstances

What is the frequency of use, and what are the usual circumstances for contemporary uses of this prerogative? – Kaihsu (talk) 19:43, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Exercised by the Home Office?

A current review for a possible pardon is being reviewed not by the Home Office, but by Jack Straw, Secretary of State for Justice. This would suggest that the power is now exercised either by the nominal Lord Chancellor or the Secretary of State for Justice.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.33.160.71 (talk • contribs) 15:45, 26 June 2009‎ (UTC)

Scope of powers

Could the monarch pardon themself? Or, perhaps more pertinently, could the Lord Chancellor or the Secretary of State for Justice, or whoever is the agent of the prerogative of mercy, pardon themselves? The interest is in comparison to Donald Trump's claim that he can pardon himself. (I understand that this is an absurd and irrelevant question given the wondrous nature of our constitution and the undying unity of the people in respect of the Crown.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jebbushell (talk • contribs) 20:40, 3 June 2018 (UTC)

No, the British monarch could not pardon himself (or herself) because Parliament, not the Monarch, is sovereign. King Charles I demonstrated that when a court appointed by parliament had him beheaded. The president of the USA, however, has much greater powers, certainly much more than King George III had. In his time the Holy Roman Emperor claimed to be the only person who had the right to judge the princes of the HRE, which category included George III as Elector of Hanover. The British version of "pardon" is the Royal Prerogative of Mercy, which is exercised to reduce or overturn a sentence of death or imprisonment AFTER a trial. That's distinct from not charging someone in the first place: a decision made lower down, by police and prosecutors. NRPanikker (talk) 03:20, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

Move Malaysia to the Commonwealth countries section

Malaysia's a part of the Commonwealth according to Commonwealth website - please move it to the commonwealth section on this page 82.5.237.64 (talk) 09:46, 2 April 2022 (UTC)