A Bill to establish a Commission to establish and maintain a national register of places within the United Kingdom, including but not limited to countries, counties, cities, towns, villages and hamlets, with a permanent identity defined by historical, social and geographical boundaries, separate from existing administrative and electoral boundaries; to grant each such place the right to its own coat of arms, flag and other symbols of local identity; and for connected purposes.
The United Kingdom Register of Places Bill would set up a new Commission to create and maintain a national list of places in the UK, defined by historical, social and geographical identities rather than current administrative borders. Each place would have the right to its own coat of arms, flag and other symbols of local identity, with the register supporting related purposes.
The bill is currently at Second Reading in the House of Commons and has not yet progressed to committee or Lords consideration.
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