EVERY public authority in the UK has been invited to apply for portraits of King Charles to hang in buildings across the country.
The £8 million scheme aims to “carry on [the] tradition” of public buildings displaying a portrait of the reigning monarch, according to the Cabinet Office, the Government department responsible for the scheme.
We asked every council in Scotland whether they have applied for portraits. Please note, this list is incomplete due to a lack of complete responses and will be updated as they come in.
While state schools and nurseries are owned by councils, they can apply for portraits separately and it is not known how many have done so. This list refers only to whether councils have applied for portraits.
They are most commonly displayed for citizenship ceremonies, though the pieces of legislation which outline the processes for this do not mention this as a necessity.
Which Scottish councils have applied for a portrait of the King?
Aberdeen City Council
One portrait has been requested for use in citizenship ceremonies.
Aberdeenshire Council
The council has not applied for a portrait.
Angus Council
The council has applied for a portrait. It will be held by the council’s chief registrar and will be placed on an easel during citizenship ceremonies at the Town and County Hall in Forfar.
Argyll and Bute Council
No response.
City of Edinburgh Council
No response.
Clackmannanshire Council
No response.
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
No response.
Dumfries and Galloway Council
No response.
Dundee City Council
No response.
East Ayrshire Council
No response.
East Dunbartonshire Council
The council said the decision to order a portrait lay with its civic committee, which is not scheduled to meet until March.
East Lothian Council
One portrait has been requested. It has not yet been decided where it will hang but the council says it is likely to be in the room where citizenship ceremonies are performed.
Three schools in the local authority area have ordered one copy each while one has ordered two; one for the school and another for the nursery.
East Renfrewshire Council
The council has not applied for a portrait.
Falkirk Council
The council has applied for one portrait to hang in the registrar’s office for citizenship ceremonies.
Fife Council
The council has applied for one portrait and said it was “likely” to hang in one of the council chambers.
Glasgow City Council
The council has applied for one portrait.
Inverclyde Council
The council has applied for a portrait to hang in the council’s headquarters in Greenock.
Midlothian Council
One portrait has been requested for use in citizenship ceremonies.
North Ayrshire Council
No response.
North Lanarkshire Council
The council has applied for a portrait to hang in the entrance to the council chambers in Motherwell.
Orkney Islands Council
Applied for one portrait to hang in the foyer of the council chambers in Kirkwall.
Perth and Kinross Council
No response.
Renfrewshire Council
No response.
Scottish Borders Council
The council has ordered one portrait to be hung in the council chamber in Newtown St Boswells.
Shetland Islands Council
No response.
South Ayrshire Council
No decision made.
South Lanarkshire Council
One portrait has been requested “principally” for use during citizenship ceremonies.
Stirling Council
The council has not applied for a portrait.
The Highland Council
The council said it was “yet to consider” the offer.
The Moray Council
One portrait has been requested to hang in the registrar’s office in Elgin for citizenship ceremonies. It will move with this team when they relocate to the council’s headquarters, also in Eglin, later this year.
West Dunbartonshire Council
No response.
West Lothian Council
The council has not applied for a portrait of King Charles because it already has one in the public gallery of the West Lothian Civic Centre in Livingston, which has been there since the coronation.
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