Land Registry: new service delivery company
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Detail of outcome
Due to the importance of the Land Registry in the effective operation of the UK property market, we’ve concluded that we need further consideration before changing Land Registry’s set-up. Thus, we haven’t made a decision on this occasion.
We continue to believe there could be benefits in creating an arm’s length service delivery company to modernise land registration in the UK, so will continue with policy development.
The response clarifies points on a range of issues including the effect of:
- digitilisation on staff
- data protection
- Land Registry profits
Feedback received
Detail of feedback received
We received 304 formal responses to the consultation, as well as views expressed through correspondence to the department and during the Westminster Hall Debate in Parliament on 25 February. They came from:
- interested members of the public
- members of the legal profession
- Land Registry employees
- international companies
The main topic was the valuable work of Land Registry and its staff. This was reflected in questions around the reason for change and any potential effect on staff.
Respondents also highlighted concerns about:
- data protection
- the profit motive of a delivery company
- the separation of responsibilities
Original consultation
Consultation description
We want to know your views on our proposals to create a new service delivery company to take over responsibility for processing land and property registration from HM Land Registry. We think the new company will serve the property market more effectively as it will have a greater flexibility to operate.
We propose to retain a separate Office of the Chief Land Registrar within government, which will mainly perform regulatory and fee-setting functions, to make sure customers’ interests continue to be protected.
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Updates to this page
Published 23 January 2014Last updated 30 July 2014 + show all updates
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Consultation response from John Manthorpe added to A- K responses.
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Public feedback and government response published.
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First published.