Registers of Scotland

Registers of Scotland
Scottish Gaelic: Clàran na h-Alba
Non-ministerial government department overview
Formed1617 (1617)
JurisdictionScotland
HeadquartersMeadowbank House, 153 London Road, Edinburgh EH8 7AU
Employees~ 1,300
Minister responsible
Non-ministerial government department executive
  • Jennifer Henderson[1], Keeper of the Registers of Scotland
Websitewww.ros.gov.uk
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Registers of Scotland (RoS) (Scottish Gaelic: Clàran na h-Alba) is the non-ministerial department of the Scottish Government responsible for compiling and maintaining records relating to property and other legal documents. They currently maintain 21 public registers.[3] The official responsible with maintaining the Registers of Scotland is the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland (known simply as the Keeper). By ex officio, the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland is also the Deputy Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland.[4] The Keeper of the Registers of Scotland should not be confused with the Keeper of the Records of Scotland.

  1. ^ "Our Board". Registers of Scotland. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Ministers & Law Officers". Scottish Parliament. Archived from the original on 10 February 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  3. ^ "About us". Registers of Scotland. Archived from the original on 2 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  4. ^ insideros (18 May 2016). "#TheKeeper – The Great Seal of Scotland". insideRoS | The Registers of Scotland blog. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.