Registers of Scotland podcast

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What's Registers of Scotland podcast about?

Government department responsible for public registers of land, property and other legal documents. Listen as we chat to colleagues throughout the business and special guests.

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Registers of Scotland podcast episodes:

03.08.2024
Celebrating female entrepreneurship with Geovation Scotland
In our latest Registers of Scotland podcast and in honour of International Women’s Day, two of our Geovation Scotland team – Jess Sibley and Alex Gordon – discuss all things female entrepreneurship. They are joined by some of the female founders...
12.08.2022
RoS year in review 2022
As 2022 comes to an end, we're joined on the podcast by Jennifer Henderson, Keeper of the Registers of Scotland. Listen as we look back over the year and review the many new services, improvements, and initiatives that RoS has...
10.28.2022
Mapping at Registers of Scotland
In the latest edition of the Registers of Scotland podcast we are joined by Senior Product Manager at RoS, Alastair Reid to talk about all things mapping. Listen as we discuss the recent changes we have made to our mapping infrastructure,...
06.24.2022
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at RoS
Around 18 months ago, we embarked on our journey to improving equality, diversity and inclusion at RoS, for both colleagues and customers. Joined by Keeper of the Registers of Scotland, Jennifer Henderson, Non-Executive director at RoS, Andrew Harvey, and our EDI...
06.14.2022
Managing open casework: A discussion with Chris Kerr
RoS completes the majority of applications we receive within 35 days, but some take longer. In this podcast, Chris Kerr, Registration and Policy Director at RoS, explains why that happens, our strategy for tackling longstanding casework and the ongoing support...
04.06.2022
Delivering the benefits of a completed land register
In the latest edition of our podcast, our host Roman Smith is joined by Head of Land Register Completion, Fiona McKie. Listen as we discuss our plans to deliver the benefits of a completed land register, unlocking sasines and more. Keep up...
03.24.2022
My role as a Non-Executive Director at Registers of Scotland
Non-Executive Directors at RoS provide an important external perspective on the work we do, supporting us in shaping our strategy; ensuring that we are meeting our performance targets and delivering value to our customers. Our host Roman Smith, is joined by...
02.24.2022
Geovation Scotland special edition: introducing cohort three
Geovation Scotland is an accelerator programme that providers bespoke support to early stage start ups working in the location and/or property technology sector. We are now half way through the accelerator programme for our third Geovation Scotland cohort. On this special...
12.13.2021
RoS year in review
As 2021 comes to an end, we're joined on the podcast by Jennifer Henderson, Keeper of the Registers of Scotland. Listen as we look back over the year and review the many new services, improvements, and initiatives that RoS has...
10.29.2021
Sustainability and Climate Change at RoS
At Registers of Scotland, we have recently published our Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy for 2021-2026. A very important topic across the world right now and even more so with COP26 being hosted in Glasgow this year. In this podcast...
08.31.2021
Moving registration to the cloud
In 2019, Registers of Scotland (RoS) set out a transformative strategy outlining why cloud could support our corporate vision of becoming a digital registration and information business, trusted for its integrity. In this episode we are joined by Paul Christie, Head...
07.19.2021
A Startup Journey with Geovation Scotland
2021 was a year where the impact of the pandemic continued to spread across all sectors. Yet, in the midst of so much change the startup community proved the resilience of their innovation, spirit, and determination. This special edition podcast...
06.28.2021
The Future of Conveyancing
Following an exciting Future of Conveyancing conference 2021, this special edition podcast opens the floor for a reflective chat on what the future of conveyancing in Scotland could look like. Join our conference host David Lee as he speaks to Registers...
06.08.2021
Discussing Resilient Services with Chris Kerr
In this episode we sit down with Chris Kerr, Registration & Policy Director here at Registers of Scotland to discuss how resilient services can be built during difficult times and how this was done during COVID-19. We also take a...
05.10.2021
Mental Health Awareness Week 2021
With the pandemic meaning our offices were closed and mental health wellbeing declining across every sector, age group, and demographic across Scotland, our employee wellbeing team took extra steps to ensure staff at RoS had a safe space to look...
03.05.2021
International Women's Day 2021
With this year's International Women's Day #ChooseToChallenge we're delighted to be joined by Deepa Mann-Kler, Non-Executive Director and Jacq Kelly, Media and Public Affairs Manager at Registers of Scotland as guests in this inspiring and thought-provoking episode. Join host Roman Smith...
11.15.2019
9: Working towards a more sustainable business
With developments like the recent climate emergency, organisations have more of a responsibility than ever to pay attention to their environmental impact. At Registers of Scotland we’ve taken this seriously; we’ve made progress already, but there’s more work to do and...
08.09.2019
8: Mapping Scotland with Ordnance Survey
From the app on your smartphone to the GPS in your car and the well-thumbed, dog-eared road atlas on your bookshelf, maps are a critical part of life. For hundreds of years, the organisation that’s been at the heart of...
07.03.2019
7: Using Scotland's land registers to find title sheets, house prices and more
Have you ever wondered about the exact records and details of the property you own? In this podcast, we’ll be exploring some of the property information you can find on our registers, so you know the what, the where and...
03.24.2019
6: Digital products with Companies House
In our sixth podcast we hear from Registers of Scotland’s Stephanie Brown, Head of Product, and Head of Product at [Companies House](https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house), James Downes, on how to deliver customer focussed digital products and services, and how our two organisations, [Registers...
02.21.2019
5: Joining the dots – designing services for the public sector
In our fifth podcast we hear from Registers of Scotland’s Clare Barnett, User Experience Lead, Hilary Brownlie, Head of Service Design and Innovation and the Service Design Lead at the [Scottish Government](https://www.gov.scot/), Anna Henderson on how to design services for...
01.29.2019
4: Alison Atack on championing the Law Society of Scotland’s work on equality and diversity
In our fourth podcast our Keeper, Jennifer Henderson, and the President of [The Law Society of Scotland](https://www.lawscot.org.uk/), the professional body for 11,000 solicitors in Scotland, Alison Atack, discuss the hot topic of equality and diversity. Registers of Scotland is committed to...
12.07.2018
3: Allan Watt on the curious (conveyancing) history of Dundee and its ever-changing waterfront
In our third podcast we’re heading to the sunny shores of Dundee to talk to Allan Watt, Project Director of Dundee Waterfront, the most active and exciting re-generation project currently undertaken in the UK. Did you know that the grid layout...
11.12.2018
2: Our Chief Data Officer Alan Howie on chickens, extracting centuries of property information, and the importance of data
How do chickens, a mushroom farm and manure end up in a conversation about data? In our latest podcast, our host Stef talks all things data with Registers of Scotland’s very own Data Architect, Alan Howie. If you have questions like,...
10.03.2018
1: Our keeper Jennifer Henderson on her career, equality and transforming an historic organisation
In this first episode of our brand-new podcast we speak to our chief executive Jennifer Henderson, who joined us in April 2018 as Keeper of the Registers of Scotland. From her beginnings studying nuclear physics to working with the Ministry of...

What's Registers of Scotland podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Registers of Scotland podcast episodes:

Celebrating female entrepreneurship with Geovation Scotland

RoS year in review 2022

Mapping at Registers of Scotland

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at RoS

Managing open casework: A discussion with Chris Kerr

Delivering the benefits of a completed land register

My role as a Non-Executive Director at Registers of Scotland

Geovation Scotland special edition: introducing cohort three

RoS year in review

Sustainability and Climate Change at RoS

Moving registration to the cloud

A Startup Journey with Geovation Scotland

The Future of Conveyancing

Discussing Resilient Services with Chris Kerr

Mental Health Awareness Week 2021

International Women's Day 2021

9: Working towards a more sustainable business

8: Mapping Scotland with Ordnance Survey

7: Using Scotland's land registers to find title sheets, house prices and more

6: Digital products with Companies House

5: Joining the dots – designing services for the public sector

4: Alison Atack on championing the Law Society of Scotland’s work on equality and diversity

3: Allan Watt on the curious (conveyancing) history of Dundee and its ever-changing waterfront

2: Our Chief Data Officer Alan Howie on chickens, extracting centuries of property information, and the importance of data

1: Our keeper Jennifer Henderson on her career, equality and transforming an historic organisation