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Keeper’s monthly update April

Published: 30 April 2024

Stay up to date with everything happening at Registers of Scotland (RoS) with our monthly newsletter.

Key messages:

  • Corporate Plan launch
  • ScotLIS Land Register API and the Register Land and Property (RLP) API
  • Audit & Risk Committee Recruitment
  • Geovation Scotland
  • Customer satisfaction results
  • Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land (RCI)
  • Performance reporting

Corporate Plan launch

In April 2022 we published our five-year Corporate Plan covering the period 2022-27.

On 24th April we published our most recent delivery plan covering what we plan to achieve in Year 3 (2024-2025) building on the progress we made in 2023-2024.

The ScotLIS Land Register API and the Register Land and Property (RLP) API

Registers of Scotland (RoS) have developed two new application programming interfaces (APIs) for our customers. An API is a software intermediary that allows two applications to talk to each other, to extract and share data within and across organisations.

Applications are now being accepted for access to the ScotLIS LR API and the RLP API.

Find out more.

Audit & Risk Committee Recruitment

A number of opportunities have opened up to join our Audit & Risk Committee.

We are looking for two new members for the committee itself and then - separately - for an Audit & Risk Committee Chair who will also serve as a Non-Executive on our Board.

We want people who are inspiring, passionate, collaborative and strategic, and bring core experience in organisational level risk assurance, to join us.

If you believe that you have the skills we are looking for, find out more and apply .

Geovation Scotland accelerator programme

We are calling all land, property, and location tech entrepreneurs to participate in our 6th annual Geovation Scotland accelerator programme.

In their latest blog, Jess Sibley, Geovation Scotland Delivery Lead, tells us the essential components of the ideal candidates they are looking for.

Applications close 6 May.

Customer satisfaction results

We achieved a score of 81.7 out of 100 in our spring customer satisfaction survey results. Find out more about our progress and what we plan to do next.

Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land (RCI)

Non-compliance became an offence after 1 April 2024, which means those in scope who should be on the Register but have not met the deadline could risk a fine of up to £5,000.

We will continue to accept submissions after the deadline. We would encourage everyone who is eligible to engage with the process and register as soon as possible.

As RCI is an event driven register. When an event occurs which affects the information held on the register, the RCI entry must be updated to reflect that change.

Visit the website to find out more.

Performance reporting

You can keep up to date with how we are performing by visiting our performance pages here. These are updated every month.

Keep up to date by visiting our performance pages.

Contact us

For general enquiries or specific questions about an application contact:

Email: customerservices@ros.gov.uk Phone: 0800 169 9391

If there is anything else you would like to bring to my attention, please email FAO Jennifer Henderson: rossecretariat@ros.gov.uk.

Author

Jennifer Henderson
Keeper of the Registers of Scotland