Royal Visits Committee

The Royal Visits Committee (also known as the RVC)^[1] is a committee of the Cabinet Office of the Government of the United Kingdom. The committee determines the programme of overseas visits (including Commonwealth realm visits) for the Sovereign and British royal family.^[2] It is chaired by the Permanent Undersecretary of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Most of these visits are paid for by the Sovereign Grant, except for visits to Commonwealth realms.^[3]

Composition

The committee consists of^[2]

Permanent Undersecretary of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; (Chair)
Representatives of each Royal Household;
Representatives of 10 Downing Street, the Cabinet Office, the Department for Business and Trade^[4]

v t e Cabinet Office
Ministers	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Minister for the Cabinet Office Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Minister without Portfolio Leader of the House of Lords Leader of the House of Commons Paymaster General Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Cabinet Office
Civil Service	Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary
Ministerial departments	Prime Minister's Office Office of the Leader of the House of Commons Office of the Leader of the House of Lords
Non-ministerial department	UK Statistics Authority
Executive agencies	Crown Commercial Service Government Property Agency
Non-departmental public bodies	Civil Service Commission Equality and Human Rights Commission Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Boundary Commission for England Boundary Commission for Wales Committee on Standards in Public Life House of Lords Appointments Commission Security Vetting Appeals Panel Senior Salaries Review Body
Other organisations	Commissioner for Public Appointments Government Car Service (Prime Ministerial Car) Office for Equality and Opportunity Government Estates Management National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Office of the Parliamentary Counsel Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists Privy Council Office
Secretariats	Civil Contingencies Secretariat Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms Defence and Overseas Secretariat Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat
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