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HM Land Registry disclosure log: July to September 2023
Updated 14 February 2024
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| 04/07/2023 | F230702 | 1) Who owns HM Land Registry, can you confirm it is run by The Private Barr Guild? 2) HM Land Registry’s company number and DUNs number. 3) My legal rights to have any and all private data you hold on me to be erased. 4)My legal rights to withdraw consent with your company. 5) the process to get HM Land a registry company to remove all information on my property as I did not give permission for a private company to hold records relating to my property, as it relates to a PERSON(blacks law dictionary PERSON = a corporation you can do commercial business with, I am NOT a PERSON, I only use Oxford English Dictionary) 6) where is the expressed contract that exists and where does it show my consent? 7) your companies insurance details and how to make a claim for fraud etc. | B-Fully granted | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 05/07/2023 | F230705 | I am doing a research project investigating call-off contracts in the public sector. I have identified a potential call-off contract awarded by HM Land Registry, but I can't find details of the framework agreement it was awarded from. I have attached an Excel file that contains the information I am looking at. The last two columns ("Title of framework used" and "Further framework info") is where I am missing information. Please could you provide the name of the specific framework agreement or DPS used here. If there is any further info which you think would help me locate the framework agreement (e.g., a link to the framework's Contract Finder or FTS listing, the framework provider, or a widely-used reference number such as CCS's RM codes), please use the final column for this. Please note that I have identified this contract as a possible call-off contract, so there is a chance it is not a call-off. It could be, for instance, procured directly (without being called off from a framework agreement), or could be itself a notice of the establishment of a framework agreement. Therefore I would kindly ask you to specify in this instance what kind of procurement was used in the "Title of framework used" column. I have provided the title, description, details of the email contact from the notice, the publication date, and procedure type used to award the potential call-off, as well as a URL link to the call-off in question and a unique reference ID for the potential call-off. Please let me know if there is anything else you need to complete the request. | B-Fully granted | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 06/07/2023 | F230707 | In consideration of the climate crisis, I would like to request the following information about how the organisation is enabling staff to reduce their emissions through sustainable transport, and more specifically, cycling. 1) over the past five years, broken down by year - a) how many staff members used the Cycle to Work scheme? b) what percentage of staff was this? c) what was the average value of the vouchers claimed on the scheme? d) what was the number of those who took up the scheme, who then failed to complete, leaving the organisation with costs? 2) what tools does the organisation use to encourage cycling for their staff - a) on a work basis b) on a leisure/health basis 3) with regards to staff, does the organisation - a) have any monitoring for what modes of transport staff use - i) for their journey to work ii) for journeys during work time b) and if this data is recorded, I request a copy of such data as detailed as it can be reasonably given, while still protecting personal data rights 4) how many of the following does the organisation have available for staff use a) pedal cycles b) electric bikes c) motorbikes d) internal combustion cars e) electric or hybrid cars f) internal combustion vans g) electric or hybrid vans h) heavy trucks 5) does the organisation mileage scheme clearly state the claim rate for cycling 6) how many cycling miles have been claimed by the organisation's staff in the past five years 7) Regarding your current cycle to work scheme - a) what scheme is currently in place b) what is the maximum limit on the cost of a bike, if a limit is currently in place | B-Fully granted | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 06/07/2023 | F230709 | This is an email to request information under the FOI Act. I want to apologise in advance for the length of this request, the first part is just an outline of the request bellow (A-D) I have added this for clarification so you know exactly what I am referring to. Can you please read all the information within the request this is an urgent request so if you could please provide me with the information before the 20 working days this will be greatly appreciated. The information I require relates to the organisation’s software contract, please send me the organisation’s primary contract around the types of contract below. I require the organisation’s to provide me with the following contract information relating to the following corporate software/enterprise applications: A. Enterprise Resource Planning Software Solution (ERP) -this is the organisation’s main ERP system and may include service support, maintenance and upgrades. B. Primary Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Solution-this is the organisation’s main CRM system and may include service support, maintenance and upgrades. Example of CRM systems the organisation may use could include Microsoft Dynamics, Front Office, Lagan CRM, Firmstep C. Primary Human Resources (HR) and Payroll Software Solution-this is the organisation’s main HR/payroll system and may include service support, maintenance and upgrades. In some cases, the HR contract maybe separate to the payroll contract please provide both types of contracts. Example of HR/Payroll systems the organisation may use could include iTrent, Resource link. D. The organisation’s primary corporate Finance Software Solution-this is the organisation’s main Finance system and may include service support, maintenance and upgrades. Example of finance systems the organisation may use could include E-Business suite, Agresso (Unit4), eFinancials, Integra, SAP In some cases you may come across contracts that provides service support maintenance and upgrades separate to the main software contract, please also provide this information in the response following the requested data below. For each of the categories above can you please provide me with the relevant contract information listed below: 1. Software Category: ERP, CRM, HR, Payroll, Finance 2. Name of Supplier: Can you please provide me with the software provider for each contract? 3. The brand of the software: Can you please provide me with the actual name of the software. Please do not provide me with the supplier name again please provide me with the actual software name. 4. Description of the contract: Please do not just state two to three words can you please provide me with detailed information about this contract and please state if upgrade, maintenance and support is included. Please also include any modules included within the contract as this will support the categories you have selected in question 1. 5. Number of Users/Licenses: What is the total number of user/licenses for this contract? 6. Annual Spend: What is the annual average spend for each contract? 7. Contract Duration: What is the duration of the contract please include any available extensions within the contract. 8. Contract Start Date: What is the start date of this contract? Please include month and year of the contract. DD-MM-YY or MM-YY. 9. Contract Expiry: What is the expiry date of this contract? Please include month and year of the contract. DD-MM-YY or MM-YY. 10. Contract Review Date: What is the review date of this contract? Please include month and year of the contract. If this cannot be provided, please provide me estimates of when the contract is likely to be reviewed. DD-MM-YY or MM-YY. 11. Contact Details: I require the full contact details of the person within the organisation responsible for this particular software contract (name, job title, email, contact number). | Section 21 in part | S21 (Accessible) | Not set | Not set |
| 07/07/2023 | F230710 | I am looking for a publication titled ‘HM Land Registry - A historical perspective’. I believe this was published in 1992 and the author was Alan Pemberton. | B-Fully granted | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 08/07/2023 | F230712 | Please state how many members of staff are working from home. Please state the size of the Registrys over all workforce. | B-Fully granted | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 11/07/2023 | F230717 | I am seeking a bracketed breakdown from you on the value of the gifted properties/value of the gift (where a partial transfer has taken place) in the most recent year for which figures are available. I am looking for a mean or average value of the gift, plus a mean figure for those in the highest bracket (whatever you decide that bracket should be). My particular focus is on residential homes. | B-Fully granted | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 12/07/2023 | F230728 | How many in total and the details of Chancel Repair Liability Notices that have been registered on the land register. | B-Fully granted | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 21/07/2023 | F230748 | How much public money has been spent to date on the Local Land Charges Programme? How much more public money is predicted will be required to complete the Land Charges Programme? | B-Fully granted | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 21/07/2023 | F230753 | Please disclose all records/information held confirming the following; a) total amount of employees within the Land Registry b) the total amount of employees within the Land Registry who have a home working contract (an employee specifically not linked to an office or Land Registry base location), this disclosure should be presented as a number and as a percentage c) any guidance/policies currently used by the Land Registry to determine eligibility of an employee for a Home Working Contract | D-not held | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 13/07/2023 | F230761 | I am researching how embedded gender critical discourse is within the UK government. The Cabinet Office have informed me about the situation there, but they have also advised me that I would need to contact each department individually in order to learn the situation there because nobody has this information centrally. Could you please tell me if your Department hosts any communications channels dedicated to gender critical people or the SEEN network. These might be on Teams, Yammer, Slack, etc. Thank you for your help. | D-not held | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 28/07/2023 | F230772 | How many properties are there currently awaiting over 14 months to register? How many over 24 months? | B-Fully granted | Not set | Not set | Not set |
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| 01/08/2023 | F230801 | I am writing in hope to obtain copies of the following: 1) Agency spend in FY23 split between Agency used, Permanent vs Contract/Temporary resource. 2) Organogram for IT department from CTO (or equivalent) downwards, including main office location where possible 3) Frameworks used by HM Land Registry in terms of agency procurement | B-Fully granted | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 01/08/2023 | F230802 | Id like a list of all land and property with no registered owner. | D-not held | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 01/08/2023 | F230810 | I would be grateful if you could disclose to me a list of overseas companies (i.e. companies incorporated outside the UK) that are registered proprietors of land located within England and Wales. I am aware that you previously provided this information pursuant to an earlier FOI requested on 24 May 2013 and I am essentially seeking an up to date version of your response to that request: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/info_about_foreign_companies_lan | Section 21 in full | S21 (Accessible) | Not set | Not set |
| 08/08/2023 | F230818 | Under the Freedom of information, I require details of your oath of office. | D-not held | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 07/08/2023 | F230820 | 1. Please provide me with detailed information regarding the nature of any HMLR sponsorship and/or support of any and all Pride events of any kind that took place during the financial years 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, and during the current financial year, including (but not limited to) figures, funding, sums, and amounts with regard to: - fees paid for stands - any other financial considerations - any services in kind provided by HMLR - the total FTE number of hours (including any FTE hourly rate used) of employees who were considered to be on official HMLR business or representing HMLR while attending any Pride events - aggregated figures relating to any expenses claimed by employees or any other HMLR representatives who attended any Pride events during the financial years listed above 2. Please provide me with figures regarding the number of HMLR employees who fall within each of the following groups or protected characteristics: - LGBT+ - Disability - Gender critical - Veteran - Over 65 years of age 3. Please provide me with the number of openly gender critical employees of HMLR who are members of any employee network groups supported by HMLR. For the avoidance of doubt, the protected characteristic 'gender critical' was defined in the Employment Appeal Tribunal case Appeal No. UKEAT/0105/20/JOJ (10 June 2021) as: '...the belief that biological sex is real, important, immutable and not to be conflated with gender identity...' and 'statements such as "woman means adult human female” or “trans women are male” are statements of neutral fact and are not expressions of antipathy towards trans people or “transphobic”.' | B-Fully granted | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 04/08/2023 | F230827 | Do you have an estimate for how many titles have more than 1 proprietor with overseas correspondence addresses that are in different countries? | B-Fully granted | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 11/08/2023 | F230837 | 1. Please provide me with a list of all the personal characteristics that HMLR invites its employees to add to their personal employee profiles to assist HMLR in monitoring diversity within the organisation.These should include each of the protected characteristics as defined within The Equality Act 2010, and all the available options within those protected characteristics.2. Please provide me with a list of all the personal characteristics that HMLR invites its prospective employees to add to their job applications to assist HMLR in monitoring diversity with regard to recruitment within the organisation. These should include each of the protected characteristics as defined within The Equality Act 2010, and all the available options within those protected characteristics.3. Please provide me with the number of HMLR employees who have chosen to identify under each option available to employees within each of the protected characteristics as defined in The Equality Act 2010. | B-Fully granted | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 13/08/2023 | F230841 | Any comms between a:gender (or a:gender chairs employed by land registry) and the civil service race forum (CSRF) since January this year | D-not held | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 14/08/2023 | F230850 | I would like to make a request for the following information relating to the authority's current Multi-Functional Devices and printing/scanning services contract(s) 1. What services are included in the contract(s)? (e.g. printing vs scanning etc) 2. Which supplier is delivering them? (If in-house, please confirm or if multiple provider please identify them) 3. How many contracts does this entail and what's the award value for each? 4. When do these contracts expire and do they have any extensions? 5. What is the annual volumetric data (split by Annual Mono and Annual Colour print)? 6. What is the total number of devices supplied? 7. What Managed Print Service software solution do you use? 8. How many Mono MFDs and Colour MFDs do you have? 9. What document management solution do you use? 10. What High Volume printing devices do you use? 11. Were any framework agreements used to procure the goods/services? If so, which ones? 12. Any documentation you can provide me with, e.g. the order form 13. What department is managing the contract and who's the decision-maker? 14. How many Adobe Acrobat (standard, professional and reader) licenses do you have? 15. What is the annual cost? 16. When is the renewal date? 17. Who is responsible for the contract? 18. Do you use any other PDF editing tools? | D-not held | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 14/08/2023 | F230851 | I would like to know 'what length is HM Land Registry's backlog currently is, due to Covid 19?' | B-Fully granted | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 17/08/2023 | F230874 | What percentage of LR employees have been working from home for more than 5% of their total working time for the years 2018 to 2023? What percentage of LR employees have been working from home for more than 25% of their total working time for the years 2018 to 2023? What percentage of LR employees have been working from home for more than 50% of their total working time for the years 2018 to 2023? What percentage of LR employees have been working from home for more than 75% of their total working time for the years 2018 to 2023? | D-not held | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 19/08/2023 | F230876 | I am writing to submit a Freedom of Information (FOI) request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The purpose of this request is to obtain specific information related to the registration of Promontoria SPV entities as proprietors of a charge I kindly request the following information: Any documents, guidelines, or internal correspondence that pertain to the Land Registry's decision-making processes for dispensing with the requirements when registering Promontoria SPV entities as proprietors of a charge. This should include any criteria, considerations, and justifications used in these decisions. All communications, including emails, letters, or other forms of correspondence, exchanged between the Land Registry and representatives of Promontoria SPV entities or their legal representatives, related to the application for registration as proprietors. Any documents that provide evidence of proof of ownership and proof of authority submitted by Promontoria SPV entities or their legal representatives to support the request for dispensation of requirements and registration as proprietors. Any documents that highlight the specific legal conditions, if any, that may be waived or set aside when the Land Registry dispenses with the requirements for registering Promontoria SPV entities as proprietors. A record of any meetings, discussions, or consultations held within the Land Registry regarding the decision to dispense with the requirements in the application to register Promontoria SPV entities as proprietors. Any internal documents or policies that outline the procedures for verifying proof of ownership and authority when considering applications for dispensing with the requirements for registration. Any documents that reflect the Land Registry's assessment of whether the registration of Promontoria SPV entities as proprietors complied with the legal principles of ownership and entitlement I am specifically interested in understanding how the Land Registry addresses situations where the legal ownership and entitlement to registration are complex | section 21 in part | S21 (Accessible) | Not set | Not set |
| 21/08/2023 | F230878 | Could you as an FOI please send annual numbers of people convicted under the rules of part 12 of the Land Registration Act 2002 | D-not held | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 27/08/2023 | F230886 | Any details/guidance on what programmes (if any) on "mindfulness" and/or meditation are offered to staff, including since when this has started. | B-Fully granted | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 30/08/2023 | F230895 | These queries are for the most recent year on record. If that year is 2022-23, please provide that year. If the most recent year is 2021-22, please provide that year: 1) I would like to know how many cases were expedited (the number)? 2) Please could you also tell me how many of those expedited cases (the number) were processed within 10 days? 3) Of those expedited cases which were processed within 10 days, on average how long did they take to be processed? 4) Of those expedited cases which were not processed within 10 days, on average how long did they take to be processed? 5) Of those expedited cases which were not processed within 10 days, tell me how long (in number of days) it took to process the three (3) most delayed cases. So, just for example, you might say: "the three most delayed expedited cases took 43 days, 37 days and 28 days to be processed in the year 2021-22". 6) Please provide the answers to (1)-(5) for the year 2018-2019 also. | B-Fully granted | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 15/08/2023 | F2308106 | You should also regard this email as a freedom of information request for sight of Land Registry procedures and processes related to the Equality Act Reasonable Adjustments. | B-Fully granted | Not set | Not set | Not set |
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| 04/09/2023 | F230904 | Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please can you provide the following information in relation to your past, present and future suppliers of the following services: Email encryption • Do you have a product or supplier for email encryption? • If so, please can you supply details of the contractual arrangements in place including date of award, details of any Framework used or link to the advertisement, contract value and duration. • If so, please can you indicate the plans for future procurement of this product? • If not, please can you indicate what evaluation of the requirement for email encryption has been undertaken? • Please can you confirm the individual responsible for managing your email encryption contract or wider cyber security contracts and provide their contact details and role title? E-signatures • Do you use a specific product or solution for electronic signatures? • If so, please can you confirm the name of the supplier from which this solution is purchased • If so, please can you supply details of the contractual arrangements in place including date of award, details of any Framework used or link to the advertisement, contract value and duration. • If so, please can you indicate the plans for future procurement of this product? • If not, please can you indicate what evaluation of the requirement for email encryption has been undertaken? • Please can you confirm the individual responsible for managing your e-signature solution contract or wider cyber security and provide their contact details and role title? | Section 21 in part | S21 (Accessible) | Not set | Not set |
| 24/09/2023 | F230906 | I wonder if you would be able to provide information on the number of properties registered in joint names and in a sole name (excluding commercial property) and for joint names the number of people who have specified whether they will be joint tenants or tenants in common. | B-Fully granted | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 08/09/2023 | F230908 | Dear Land Registry, 1. Does your organisation use any applications or software to record Record of Processing Activity (ROPA)? If so, please state the product name(s) and version numbers(s) (if known) 2. Does your organisation use any applications or software to support preparation for, or maintenance of ISO 27001 and/or ISO 27701 compliance? If so, please state the product name(s) and version numbers(s) (if known) 3. Does your organisation use any applications or software associated with data breach management? 4. Does your organisation use any applications or software associated with Freedom of Information management? If so, please state the product name(s) and version numbers(s) (if known) 5. Does your organisation use any applications or software for Policy Management? If so, please state the product name(s) and version numbers(s) (if known) 6. Does your organisation use any eLearning for Data Protection and Security Awareness? If so, please state the product name(s) and version numbers(s) (if known) 7. Has your organisation reviewed / explored the market regarding the provision of technology which supports the delivery of Information Governance functions? If yes - please specify what actions have been taken? If no - does your organisation have any plans to review / explore this market in the next 3 years? 8. Has your organisation allocated budget / financial resources regarding the commissioning / procurement of technology which supports the delivery of Information Governance functions? If yes - please specify what actions have been taken? If no - does your organisation have any plans to allocate budget / financial resources in the next 3 years? 9. Has your organisation developed a business case (outline or otherwise) regarding the commissioning / procurement of technology which supports the delivery of Information Governance functions? If yes - please specify what actions have been taken? If no - does your organisation have any plans to develop a business case in the next 3 years? 10. Will there be any opportunities to engage with your organisation regarding the commissioning / procurement of technology which supports the delivery of Information Governance function in the next three years? Yours faithfully, Maddy Snow | B-Fully granted | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 08/09/2023 | F230912 | I would like to make a freedom of information request. I am doing a research project investigating call-off contracts in the public sector. I have identified a potential call-off contract awarded by HM Land Registry, but I can't find details of the framework agreement it was awarded from. I have attached an Excel file that contains the information I am looking at. The last two columns ("Title of framework used" and "Further framework info") is where I am missing information. Please could you provide the name of the specific framework agreement or DPS used here. If there is any further info which you think would help me locate the framework agreement (e.g., a link to the framework's Contract Finder or FTS listing, the framework provider, or a widely-used reference number such as CCS's RM codes), please use the final column for this. Please note that I have identified this contract as a possible call-off contract, so there is a chance it is not a call-off. It could be, for instance, procured directly (without being called off from a framework agreement), or could be itself a notice of the establishment of a framework agreement. Therefore I would kindly ask you to specify in this instance what kind of procurement was used in the "Title of framework used" column. I have provided the title, description, details of the email contact from the notice, the publication date, and procedure type used to award the potential call-off, as well as a URL link to the call-off in question and a unique reference ID for the potential call-off. Please let me know if there is anything else you need to complete the request. | B-Fully granted | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 22/09/2023 | F230919 | I would like to make an FOI request. Please could you tell me what proportion of UK residential properties are owned by a company and the proportion owned by an individual. I would also like to obtain the same data for the properties designated as commercial. In addition, please could you provide the data for the whole of the UK and also show the breakdowns in the following cities: London, Oxford, Birmingham, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Manchester and Cardiff. Furthermore, please could you tell me what proportion of residential properties which last transacted for more than £5,000,000 are held by companies. Please could you show this data for London and the rest of the UK. Please could you also tell me what proportion of residential properties transacted for more than £10,000,000 are held by companies, and again break it down by London and the rest of the UK. Essentially, I would like to see how the proportion is different for London versus the rest of the UK. | B-Fully granted | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 14/09/2023 | F230921 | 1) can you please send me a copy of the LR Practice Guide 8 valid for the period 1-31 October 2010? 2) 2) can you please send me a copy of the "internal policy [], where [the Land Registry] decided [it] needed more evidence that a deed executed by a council was by a properly authorised signatory." (referred by you in point 2 of the email at 12.41 on 14 September 2023)? | B-Fully granted | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 27/09/2023 | F230949 | I request per FoIA: any equality policy and or practice towards LR customers, including checks and controls to its processes & procedures, and any reasonable adjustments it has acceded to during the past 12 months as a sample. | B-Fully granted | Not set | Not set | Not set |