For the process to move forward, the court would need to pass an Act of Common Council and “confer upon itself the power of disenfranchisement.”
Other options are also being explored.
Deputy Hayward said work is underway to finalize and publish the bill. It is due to go to the Policy and Resources Committee in September and then to the Court in October.
Deputy Hayward said: “I have been asked by the City Solicitor and Chronicler to point out that this is a significant piece of work with serious constitutional implications that must be carefully considered by members to ensure that the new process is, as far as possible, legal and workable without unintended consequences.”
If the legislation is passed, a new report will be tabled “in the next cycle”, giving members the opportunity to repeal the Mountbatten-Windsor Freedom.
A corporation spokesman said: “The quickest and most appropriate approach is to introduce a statutory process that allows the city corporation to make these decisions on its own, rather than seeking legislation through Parliament.
“We are taking this work forward and, if elected members approve the new process, they will be able to consider whether Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s Freedom should be repealed.”
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