Complaints

Published: 14 August 2025
Freedom of information class: About Registers of Scotland

We treat complaints seriously. Find out how to send a complaint to Registers of Scotland and how we'll deal with it.


Complaints form

Use this form to contact us with any queries.

Complaints about our service

Complaints fall into six categories:

  • quality of service
  • service delivery
  • speed of service
  • limitations of service
  • change issues
  • service charges

If you make a complaint that falls outside these categories, we'll direct you to the relevant procedure.

Our complaints handling process

We aim to resolve complaints quickly and simply.

Our complaints handling process provides two opportunities to resolve complaints internally:

Stage one: frontline resolution

We'll aim to respond to your complaint within five working days, or sooner if possible. We'll either resolve the matter or let you know we're investigating your complaint.

Stage two: investigation

If we investigate your complaint, we'll confirm this to you within three working days and tell you the name of the investigating officer. We'll give you a full response to your complaint as soon as possible.

We aim to provide our final response within 20 working days of receipt, but it's not always possible and we may need to extend our investigation. If this happens, we'll keep you updated and give you a resolution timescale.

Download our complaints handling procedure which embraces the standardised, government-wide approach.

Please also make yourself aware of our unacceptable behaviour towards staff policy.

Post registration enquiries will, on request, investigate the content of a title sheet if you consider it is incorrect.

If there is found to be an inaccuracy in a title sheet, the Land Registration etc (Scotland) Act 2012 provides the legal process under which rectification of that inaccuracy may be achieved. The act also provides a legal framework under which appeals may be made against any decision taken by the keeper in compiling a title sheet or rectifying an inaccuracy.

If you are dissatisfied with the delivery of service by the keeper, rather than a legal decision that has been made, then this will be considered as a complaint.

Independent external review

If you're still dissatisfied after using our complaints handling process, you can contact the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) at:

SPSO
Bridgeside House
99 McDonald Road
Edinburgh 
EH3 7NS

or

Freepost SPSO (no other address details required)

Phone: 0800 377 7330
Online contact: www.spso.org.uk/contact-us
Mobile site: http://m.spso.org.uk/

Complaints performance (2025-26)

Stage one

Complaint types per quarter
Complaint categoryQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4Year
Service Delivery1----
Speed of Service14----
Service Charges1----
Limitations of Service-----
Quality of Service6----
Complaint decisions per quarter
Complaint decisionQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4Year
Upheld 17----
Partially Upheld1----
Not upheld 4----
Withdrawn -----

Stage two

Complaint types per quarter
Complaint categoryQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4Year
Service Delivery-----
Speed of Service-----
Service Charges-----
Limitations of Service-----
Quality of Service-----
Complaints decisions per quarter
Complaint decisionQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4Year
Upheld -----
Partially Upheld-----
Not upheld -----
Withdrawn -----

Stage one

Complaint types per quarter
Complaint categoryQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4Year
Service Delivery-1--1
Speed of Service126112453
Service Charges-11-2
Limitations of Service-----
Quality of Service263314
Complaint decisions per quarter
Complaint decisionQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4Year
Upheld 1310112256
Partially Upheld-1214
Not upheld -3216
Withdrawn 1---1

Stage two

Complaint types per quarter
Complaint categoryQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4Year
Service Delivery-----
Speed of Service-----
Service Charges-----
Limitations of Service-----
Quality of Service11-35
Complaints decisions per quarter
Complaint decisionQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4Year
Upheld ---11
Partially Upheld---11
Not upheld 11-13
Withdrawn -----

Complaints performance (2023-24)

Stage one

Complaint types per quarter
Complaint categoryQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4Year
Service Delivery00000
Speed of Service9781539
Service Charges01001
Limitations of Service00000
Quality of Service1179734
Complaint decisions per quarter
Complaint decisionQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4Year
Upheld 131392055
Partially Upheld10225
Not upheld 21609
Withdrawn 41005

Stage two

Complaint types per quarter
Complaint categoryQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4Year
Service Delivery00000
Speed of Service00000
Service Charges00000
Limitations of Service00000
Quality of Service03216
Complaints decisions per quarter
Complaint decisionQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4Year
Upheld 01001
Partially Upheld01001
Not upheld 01214
Withdrawn 00000

Stage one

Complaint types per quarter
Complaint categoryQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4Year
Service Delivery43108
Speed of Service1313122159
Service Charges01001
Limitations of Service33017
Quality of Service213511
Complaint decisions per quarter
Complaint decisionQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4Year
Upheld 1513132566
Partially Upheld41207
Not upheld 370212
Withdrawn 00011

Stage two

Complaint types per quarter
Complaint categoryQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4Year
Service Delivery00101
Speed of Service00000
Service Charges11002
Limitations of Service01113
Quality of Service00000
Complaints decisions per quarter
Complaint decisionQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4Year
Upheld 10203
Partially Upheld00101
Not upheld 01012
Withdrawn 00000

Stage one

Complaint types per quarter
Complaint categoryQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4
Service Delivery1052
Speed of Service7141011
Service Charges2010
Limitations of Service3121
Quality of Service2321
Complaint decisions per quarter
Complaint decisionQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4
Upheld 6141813
Partially Upheld0110
Not upheld 9312
Withdrawn 1000

Stage two

Complaint types per quarter
Complaint categoryQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4
Service Delivery0024
Speed of Service1420
Service Charges0001
Limitations of Service2110
Quality of Service0211
Complaints decisions per quarter
Complaint decisionQuarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4
Upheld 0333
Partially Upheld2110
Not upheld 1223
Withdrawn 0000

Stage one

Complaint types for 2020-21
Complaint categoryTotal
Service Delivery4
Speed of Service40
Service Charges1
Limitations of Service6
Quality of Service17
Complaint decisions for 2020-21
Complaint decisionTotal
Upheld 35
Partially Upheld4
Not upheld 26
Withdrawn 3

Stage two

Complaint types for 2020-21
Complaint categoryTotal
Service Delivery0
Speed of Service6
Service Charges0
Limitations of Service1
Quality of Service3
Complaint decisions for 2020-21
Complaint decisionQuarter 4
Upheld 6
Partially Upheld2
Not upheld 2
Withdrawn 0

Stage one

Complaint types for 2019-20
Complaint categoryTotal
Service Delivery7
Speed of Service32
Service Charges2
Limitations of Service9
Quality of Service32
Complaint decisions for 2019-20
Complaint decisionTotal
Upheld 42
Partially Upheld6
Not upheld 34
Withdrawn 1

Stage two

Complaint types for 2019-20
Complaint categoryTotal
Service Delivery5
Speed of Service7
Service Charges0
Limitations of Service6
Quality of Service5
Complaint decisions for 2019-20
Complaint decisionQuarter 4
Upheld 7
Partially Upheld2
Not upheld 14
Withdrawn 0