Susan Rawlinson

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The organisation was set up in 1934. It was named the British Council in 1936.

 

We are incorporated by royal charter. In the UK we are registered as a charity (not-for-profit organisation) and operate as an executive non-departmental public body. A non-departmental public body is a national public body that operates independently of government, but for which ministers are ultimately responsible. Many non-departmental public bodies have a sponsoring government department. In our case, this department is the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

 

We were set up to promote a wider knowledge of the United Kingdom abroad, to promote the knowledge of the English language, and to develop closer cultural relations between the United Kingdom and other countries.

Our purpose is to build mutually beneficial relationships between people in the UK and other countries and to increase appreciation of the UK's creative ideas and achievements