1. Our staff
The diversity figures in this report are based on a headcount total of 6,907 members of staff on 31 March 2025 and are taken from HM Land Registry’s Human Resources (HR) system unless otherwise stated. Staff on loan and not paid directly by HM Land Registry are not included in the analysis, nor are agency staff/contractors.
Table 1: Declaration rates held for HM Land Registry workforce
| Protected characteristic |
% of workforce with data |
| Gender |
100% |
| Age |
100% |
| Ethnic origin |
79% |
| Disability |
71% |
| Religion and belief |
72% |
| Sexual orientation |
68% |
Overall workforce
The data presented here shows HM Land Registry’s workforce by protected characteristic at 31 March 2025.
Gender
| Gender |
Percentage of staff |
| Female |
61% |
| Male |
39% |
Ethnicity
| Status |
Percentage of staff |
| Non-ethnic minorities |
69% |
| Status undeclared |
22% |
| Ethnic minorities |
6% |
| Declined to respond |
3% |
Working pattern
| Working pattern |
Percentage of staff |
| Full time |
66% |
| Part time |
34% |
Disability
| Status |
Percentage of staff |
| Declared non-disabled |
55% |
| Status undeclared |
30% |
| Declared disabled |
11% |
| Declined to respond |
4% |
Sexual orientation
| Sexual orientation |
Percentage of staff |
| Heterosexual |
56% |
| Status undeclared |
32% |
| Declined to respond |
9% |
| Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) |
3% |
| Other |
0% |
Age
| Age |
Percentage of staff |
| 65+ |
0% (*) |
| 60-64 |
11% |
| 50-59 |
36% |
| 40-49 |
19% |
| 30-39 |
22% |
| 20-29 |
12% |
| 16-19 |
0% (**) |
(*) Data is suppressed when headcount is <10 (primary suppression).
(**) Additional data is suppressed to prevent disclosure of a primary suppression value.
Status undeclared is where colleagues have made no declaration. Declined to respond is captured as Prefer not to say within the HR system.
2. Diversity data by grade
The data presented here shows HM Land Registry’s workforce by grade as percentages in relation to the protected characteristics and working patterns as at 31 March 2025.
There are 10 pay grades, plus apprentices within HM Land Registry which are shown in the table below with the Civil Service equivalent grade.
Table 2: Grade structure
| HM Land Registry grade |
Civil Service grade |
| SCS |
SCS |
| Grade 6 |
Grade 6 |
| Grade 7 Lawyers |
Grade 7 |
| Grade 7 |
Grade 7 |
| Senior Executive Officer (SEO+) |
Senior Executive Officer (SEO) |
| Senior Executive Officer (SEO) |
Senior Executive Officer (SEO) |
| Higher Executive Officer (HEO) |
Higher Executive Officer (HEO) |
| Executive Officer (EO) |
Executive Officer (EO) |
| Administrative Officer (AO) |
Administrative Officer (AO) |
| Administrative Assistant (AA) |
Administrative Assistant (AA) |
| Apprentice (APP) |
Apprentice |
Due to small numbers, some of the grades have been grouped as follows: ‘AA/AO’ includes AAP, AA and AO, ‘SEO’ includes SEO and SEO+, and ‘Grade 7’ includes Grade 7 and Grade 7 Lawyers.
The percentages presented in this report have been rounded to the nearest whole number. Categories with fewer than 10 employees have been grouped for data protection and are shown in the graphs as ‘Undisclosed’.
Employees who chose not to declare a protected characteristic or did not provide any response are included in the graphs under the category named ‘Unknown’.
| Grade |
31 March 2024 |
31 March 2025 |
| AA/AO |
21% |
20% |
| EO |
38% |
37% |
| HEO |
23% |
24% |
| SEO |
13% |
14% |
| Grade 7 |
4% |
4% |
| Grade 6 |
1% |
1% |
| SCS |
0% |
0% |
| Grade |
Female |
Male |
| AA/AO |
63% |
37% |
| EO |
64% |
36% |
| HEO |
58% |
42% |
| SEO |
51% |
49% |
| Grade 7 |
59% |
41% |
| Grade 6 |
54% |
46% |
| SCS |
50% |
50% |
| HM Land Registry overall |
61% |
39 % |
| Grade |
Non-disabled |
Disabled |
Undisclosed |
Unknown |
. |
| AA/AO |
35% |
15% |
3% |
47% |
|
| EO |
56% |
12% |
4% |
29% |
|
| HEO |
72% |
10% |
6% |
13% |
|
| SEO |
72% |
11% |
5% |
13% |
|
| Grade 7 |
67% |
10% |
6% |
18% |
|
| Grade 6 |
78% |
4% |
2% |
16% |
|
| SCS |
64% |
4% |
0% |
32% |
|
| HMLR |
58% |
12% |
4% |
26% |
|
| Grade |
Non-ethnic minorities |
Ethnic minorities |
Undisclosed |
Unknown |
. |
| AA/AO |
51% |
7% |
1% |
41% |
|
| EO |
68% |
6% |
3% |
23% |
|
| HEO |
79% |
5% |
5% |
11% |
|
| SEO |
80% |
5% |
4% |
11% |
|
| Grade 7 |
81% |
5% |
2% |
12% |
|
| Grade 6 |
78% |
10% |
2% |
10% |
|
| SCS |
68% |
0% |
0% |
32% |
|
| HMLR |
69% |
6% |
3% |
22% |
|
| Grade |
Heterosexual |
LGBT/Other |
Undisclosed |
Unknown |
. |
| AA/AO |
45% |
4% |
3% |
48% |
|
| EO |
53% |
3% |
9% |
35% |
|
| HEO |
59% |
4% |
12% |
25% |
|
| SEO |
68% |
2% |
11% |
19% |
|
| Grade 7 |
78% |
3% |
7% |
12% |
|
| Grade 6 |
72% |
2% |
8% |
18% |
|
| SCS |
57% |
7% |
4% |
32% |
|
| HMLR |
56% |
3% |
9% |
32% |
|
Note: due to small numbers, the categories ‘LGBT’ and ‘Other’ have been grouped.
| Grade |
Full time |
Part time |
. |
| AA/AO |
66% |
34% |
|
| EO |
63% |
37% |
|
| HEO |
61% |
39% |
|
| SEO |
76% |
24% |
|
| Grade 7 |
75% |
25% |
|
| Grade 6 |
85% |
15% |
|
| SCS |
96% |
4% |
|
| HMLR |
66% |
34% |
|
| Grade |
16 to 19 |
20 to 29 |
30 to 39 |
40 to 49 |
50 to 59 |
60 to 64 |
65+ |
. |
| AA/AO |
1% |
18% |
25% |
20% |
24% |
9% |
3% |
|
| EO |
0% |
16% |
27% |
15% |
30% |
10% |
3% |
|
| HEO |
0% |
9% |
18% |
17% |
37% |
15% |
4% |
|
| SEO |
0% |
5% |
14% |
28% |
40% |
10% |
3% |
|
| Grade 7 |
0% |
2% |
18% |
35% |
36% |
8% |
1% |
|
| Grade 6 |
0% |
0% |
10% |
40% |
43% |
7% |
0% |
|
| SCS |
0% |
0% |
7% |
46% |
39% |
4% |
4% |
|
| HMLR |
1% |
12% |
22% |
19% |
32% |
11% |
3% |
|
| Grade |
Unknown |
Agnostic |
Atheist |
Christianity |
Islam |
None |
Other |
Undisclosed |
. |
| AA/AO |
42% |
4% |
8% |
23% |
2% |
18% |
2% |
1% |
|
| EO |
36% |
4% |
8% |
27% |
1% |
20% |
2% |
2% |
|
| HEO |
30% |
5% |
8% |
33% |
1% |
19% |
2% |
2% |
|
| SEO |
28% |
5% |
8% |
37% |
0% |
18% |
2% |
1% |
|
| Grade 7 |
24% |
5% |
9% |
40% |
1% |
18% |
2% |
1% |
|
| Grade 6 |
22% |
6% |
10% |
31% |
3% |
24% |
0% |
4% |
|
| SCS |
28% |
4% |
4% |
50% |
0% |
14% |
0% |
0% |
|
| HMLR |
34% |
4% |
8% |
30% |
1% |
19% |
2% |
2% |
|
Note: due to small numbers, categories with less than 1% overall representation have been added to the ‘Undisclosed’ group. Those categories include Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism and Sikhism.
3. Leavers
The data analysis presented here shows the reasons why employees leave the organisation in relation to each of the following protected characteristics: gender, ethnicity and disability. Working pattern has also been included. Between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025, 425 staff left HM Land Registry.
| Reason |
Percentage |
| Resignation |
47.9% |
| Retirement |
38.9% |
| Dismissal |
6.2% |
| Other |
6.2% |
| Termination |
0.7% |
| Redundancy |
0.2% |
Table 3.1: Percentage of reason for leaving by gender in relation to total number of leavers in that group
| Gender |
Dismissal |
Resignation |
Retirement |
Other |
Redundancy |
Termination |
| Female |
3% |
48% |
43% |
7% |
0% |
0% |
| Male |
11% |
48% |
34% |
5% |
1% |
2% |
Table 3.2: Percentage of reasons for leaving by indicated ethnicity in relation to total number of leavers in that group
| Ethnicity |
Dismissal |
Resignation |
Retirement |
Other |
Redundancy |
Termination |
| Ethnic minorities |
13% |
69% |
15% |
3% |
0% |
0% |
| Non-ethnic minorities |
5% |
35% |
52% |
6% |
0% |
0% |
| Unknown |
6% |
73% |
13% |
7% |
0% |
2% |
Table 3.3: Percentage of reasons for leaving by indicated disability in relation to total number of leavers in that group
| Disability |
Dismissal |
Resignation |
Retirement |
Other |
Redundancy |
Termination |
| Declared disabled |
10% |
37% |
42% |
10% |
0% |
0% |
| Declared non-disabled |
3% |
35% |
56% |
6% |
0% |
0% |
| Unknown |
9% |
71% |
13% |
5% |
0% |
1% |
Table 3.4: Percentage of reasons for leaving by working pattern in relation to total number of leavers in that group
| Working pattern |
Dismissal |
Resignation |
Retirement |
Other |
Reduncancy |
Termination |
| Full time |
10% |
64% |
17% |
8% |
0% |
1% |
| Part time |
2% |
31% |
63% |
4% |
0% |
0% |
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Tables
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Table 1: Declaration rates held for HM Land Registry workforce
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Table 2: Grade structure
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Table 3.1: Percentage of reason for leaving by gender in relation to total number of leavers in that group
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Table 3.2: Percentage of reasons for leaving by indicated ethnicity in relation to total number of leavers in that group
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Table 3.3: Percentage of reasons for leaving by indicated disability in relation to total number of leavers in that group
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Table 3.4: Percentage of reasons for leaving by working pattern in relation to total number of leavers in that group
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Figure 1: Workforce composition by gender, ethnicity, disability, working pattern, sexual orientation, and age. Positive declarations only, excludes unknown values.
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Figure 2.1: Percentage of HM Land Registry staff across grades
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Figure 2.2: Gender distribution by grade
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Figure 2.3: Disability distribution by grade
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Figure 2.4: Ethnicity distribution by grade
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Figure 2.5: Sexual orientation distribution by grade
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Figure 2.6: Working pattern distribution by grade
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Figure 2.7: Age distribution by grade
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Figure 2.8: Religion distribution by grade
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Figure 3: Percentage of total leavers by reason
