Introducing the new Cumbria Lieutenancy Strategy

Since my appointment as Lord-Lieutenant by His Majesty The King, the Lieutenancy Team and I have been thinking carefully about how we can best carry out our role in a way which accords with The King’s wishes and is sensitive to, and best serves, Cumbria’s unique characteristics.

The primary role of the Lord-Lieutenant is to support the Crown and to promote goodwill and cooperation in a non-partisan way by encouraging voluntary service, benevolent organisations and philanthropy in their county. I am privileged to have been appointed and assigned this task in Cumbria. The coincidence of the new reign and my appointment provided the ideal opportunity to revisit and reaffirm the priorities of the Lieutenancy.

We will support The King’s four key themes: Community, Culture, Climate and Commonwealth. We will aim to do this through collaborating, convening and championing people, activities, and achievements which take those themes forward.

To enable the Lieutenancy to play a positive role in Cumbria’s civil society, I commissioned the University of Cumbria to carry out in-depth research to understand how Cumbrians think about effective society and citizenship. These findings have informed our strategy and lie behind the approach which the Lieutenancy will adopt in fulfilling the King’s priorities and supporting the aspirations of Cumbrians over the next decade. To read more about the findings and research, please click here. 

I hope my term will be defined as having been valuable both to The King and to Cumbria. My objective is that its legacy will be a Lieutenancy which genuinely speaks for and promotes the interests of this special place and those who live here, and will enhance understanding and appreciation of the Monarchy and its contribution towards life in this part of England.

Alexander Scott
HM Lord-Lieutenant of Cumbria
October 2025