Flag Institute
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Formation | 23 April 1971 |
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Founder | William Crampton |
Type | Charitable incorporated organisation |
Registration no. | 1152496 |
Purpose | Vexillology |
Location | |
President | Malcolm Farrow |
Key people | John Hall (Chairman) |
Website | www |
The Flag Institute is a UK membership organisation headquartered in Kingston upon Hull, England, concerned with researching and promoting the use and design of flags. It documents flags in the UK and internationally, maintains a UK Flag Registry, and offers advice and guidance about flags and their usage. It is often consulted on matters relating to flag design and usage, but holds no official status or authority. It is a registered charity.[1]
History and role
The institute was formed out of the Flag Section of
The institute maintains the William Crampton Library, based in Kingston upon Hull, England and named in honour of its co-founder. It publishes a bi-annual journal, Flagmaster, and a virtual magazine called eFlags. Since 2006 it has sponsored an annual public lecture on a flag-related topic, known as the 'Perrin Lecture'. It holds twice yearly meetings for its members in various locations around the United Kingdom. The Institute itself is governed by a Board of five elected Trustees who are advised by an appointed Council of members.
Until early 2010 the national flag of the
Following a postal ballot of members, the Institute became a charity at its annual general meeting in Worcester on Saturday 17 November 2012.
UK Flag Registry
The Institute keeps a registry of flags for the countries, regions and counties of the UK. Flag designs with which its officers have been involved include those for the badge and ensign of the
All Scottish flags must, by law, be authorised by
Publications
In 2010 the Flag Institute, with the Parliamentary Flags and Heraldry Committee,
References
- ^ "The Flag Institute, registered charity no. 1152496". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
- ^ Flag Institute, eFlags, no.8, 2008, p.10
- ^ Flag Institute at Flags of the World
- ^ Flag Institute home page
- ^ "9 Year Campaign to have Union Jack Fly Permanently from Houses of Parliament Succeeds". 25 March 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "Freedom of Information Request: UK Border Agency Flag". 9 June 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ^ "Freedom of Information Request: Supreme Court Flag". 1 June 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ^ "College of Arms - College of Arms". www.college-of-arms.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Ministry of Defence - Regulations covering the Flying of Flags in the United Kingdom" (PDF). What Do They Know.
- ^ "Written Answers: Supreme Court Flags". Hansard. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-9513286-1-3. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
First published in the United Kingdom in 2010 by the Flag Institute in association with the Flags and Heraldry Committee of the UK Parliament and with support from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.