Iain Banfield
Biography
Iain joined HM Land Registry in February 2019 as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to this, he spent 2 and a half years in the Department for International Trade, first as the Deputy Director for Strategic Finance and then acting Finance Director. Iain is currently the Interim Chief Executive and Chief Land Registrar at HM Land Registry.
Iain has been in the Civil Service since 2001 with other positions including Finance Director for UK Trade & Investment, Finance Business Partnering and roles in the Shareholder Executive and BIS. Responsibilities through his career have included spending review negotiations, business planning, management accounting and financial accounting and control.
Iain is a qualified public sector accountant, winning CIPFA’s two top awards for performance in final exams.
Interim Chief Executive and Chief Land Registrar
The Chief Land Registrar is responsible for keeping the land registers and has all the powers, responsibilities and duties conferred and imposed by law in relation to that.
The Chief Land Registrar is also HM Land Registry’s Chief Executive and Principal Accounting Officer. This role is responsible for the efficient and effective day-to-day management of the organisation, including overseeing its objectives and the implementation of an approved business strategy and business plan.
Previous roles in government
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Chief Financial Officer
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Director of Finance