1. Our staff

The diversity figures in this report are based on a headcount total of 6,994 members of staff on 31 March 2024 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	78%
Disability	70%
Religion and belief	72%
Sexual orientation	67%

Overall workforce

The data presented here shows HM Land Registry’s workforce by protected characteristic at 31 March 2024.

Figure 1: Workforce composition by gender, ethnicity, disability, working pattern, sexual orientation, and age

Gender

Gender	Percentage of staff
Female	61%
Male	39%

Ethnicity

Status	Percentage of staff
Non-ethnic minorities	70%
Status undeclared	22%
Ethnic minorities	6%
Declined to respond	3%

Working pattern

Working pattern	Percentage of staff
Full time	68%
Part time	32%

Disability

Status	Percentage of staff
Declared non-disabled	56%
Status undeclared	30%
Declared disabled	10%
Declined to respond	4%

Sexual orientation

Sexual orientation	Percentage of staff
Heterosexual	56%
Status undeclared	33%
Declined to respond	9%
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT)	3%
Other	0%

Age

Age	Percentage of staff
65+
60-64	10%
50-59	34%
40-49	19%
30-39	20%
20-29	15%
16-19

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 2024.

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’.

Figure 2.1: Percentage of HM Land Registry staff across grades

Grade	31 March 2023	31 March 2024
AA/AO	25%	21%
EO	36%	38%
HEO	21%	23%
SEO	12%	13%
Grade 7	4%	4%
Grade 6	1%	1%
SCS	0%	0%

Figure 2.2: Gender distribution by grade

Grade	Female	Male
AA/AO	62%	38%
EO	65%	35%
HEO	59%	41%
SEO	51%	49%
Grade 7	58%	42%
Grade 6	57%	43%
SCS	41%	59%
HM Land Registry overall	61%	39 %

Figure 2.3: Disability distribution by grade

Grade	Non-disabled	Disabled	Undisclosed	Unknown
AA/AO	30%	12%	0%	58%
EO	54%	11%	0%	25%
HEO	73%	9%	0%	18%
SEO	71%	9%	0%	20%
Grade 7	66%	7%	0%	27%
Grade 6	72%	0%	28%	0%
SCS	56%	0%	44%	0%
HM Land Registry overall	56%	10%	0%	34%

Figure 2.4: Ethnicity distribution by grade

Grade	Non-ethnic minorities	Ethnic minorities	Undisclosed	Unknown
AA/AO	52%	7%	0%	41%
EO	69%	7%	0%	25%
HEO	81%	5%	0%	15%
SEO	78%	5%	0%	17%
Grade 7	79%	5%	0%	16%
Grade 6	76%	0%	24%	0%
SCS	70%	0%	30%	0%
HM Land Registry overall	70%	6%	0%	25%

Figure 2.5: Sexual orientation distribution by grade

Grade	Heterosexual	LGBT/Other	Undisclosed	Unknown
AA/AO	56%	3%	0%	41%
EO	53%	3%	0%	44%
HEO	60%	3%	0%	36%
SEO	66%	2%	0%	32%
Grade 7	70%	0%	30%	0%
Grade 6	75%	0%	25%	0%
SCS	63%	0%	37%	0%
HM Land Registry overall	56%	3%	0%	41%

Figure 2.6: Working pattern distribution by grade

Grade	Full time	Part time
AA/AO	70%	30%
EO	66%	34%
HEO	62%	38%
SEO	77%	23%
Grade 7	74%	26%
Grade 6	82%	18%
SCS	93%	7%
HM Land Registry overall	68%	32%

Figure 2.7: Age distribution by grade

Grade	16 to 19	20 to 29	30 to 39	40 to 49	50 to 59	60 to 64	65+	Undisclosed	.
AA/AO	0%	22%	25%	18%	23%	8%	0%	3%
EO	0%	19%	23%	15%	32%	8%	0%	2%
HEO	0%	9%	14%	18%	40%	15%	0%	3%
SEO	0%	5%	13%	28%	41%	10%	0%	3%
Grade 7	0%	0%	20%	33%	36%	7%	0%	3%
Grade 6	0%	0%	14%	38%	42%	0%	0%	7%
SCS	0%	0%	0%	44%	37%	0%	0%	19%
HM Land Registry overall	0%	15%	20%	19%	34%	10%	0%	3%

Figure: 2.8 Religion distribution by grade

Grade	Unknown	Agnostic	Atheist	Christianity	Islam	None	Other	Undisclosed	.
AA/AO	45%	4%	7%	21%	2%	18%	2%	1%
EO	38%	4%	8%	26%	1%	18%	2%	2%
HEO	31%	4%	8%	34%	1%	18%	2%	2%
SEO	30%	5%	8%	37%	0%	17%	2%	2%
Grade 7	28%	6%	7%	38%	0%	18%	0%	4%
Grade 6	25%	0%	0%	31%	0%	24%	0%	21%
SCS	0%	0%	0%	52%	0%	0%	0%	58%
HM Land Registry overall	36%	4%	7%	29%	1%	18%	2%	2%

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 2022 and 31 March 2024, 425 staff left HM Land Registry.

Figure 3: Percentage of total leavers by reason

Reason	Percentage
Resignation	60%
Retirement	29%
Dismissal	7%
Other	4%

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
Female	5%	61%	31%	4%
Male	8%	60%	27%	5%

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
Ethnic minorities	3%	94%	3%	0%
Non-ethnic minorities	7%	50%	39%	4%
Unknown	8%	74%	13%	5%

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
Declared disabled	17%	42%	35%	6%
Declared non-disabled	4%	49%	43%	4%
Unknown	6%	82%	8%	4%

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
Full time	9%	75%	13%	4%
Part time	3%	39%	54%	5%

4. List of figures and tables

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Tables

• Table 1: Declaration rates held for HM Land Registry workforce
• Table 2: Grade structure
• Table 3.1: Percentage of reason for leaving by gender in relation to total number of leavers in that group
• Table 3.2: Percentage of reasons for leaving by indicated ethnicity in relation to total number of leavers in that group
• Table 3.3: Percentage of reasons for leaving by indicated disability in relation to total number of leavers in that group
• Table 3.4: Percentage of reasons for leaving by working pattern in relation to total number of leavers in that group

Figures

• Figure 1: Workforce composition by gender, ethnicity, disability, working pattern, sexual orientation, and age. Positive declarations only, excludes unknown values.
• Figure 2.1: Percentage of HM Land Registry staff across grades
• Figure 2.2: Gender distribution by grade
• Figure 2.3: Disability distribution by grade
• Figure 2.4: Ethnicity distribution by grade
• Figure 2.5: Sexual orientation distribution by grade
• Figure 2.6: Working pattern distribution by grade
• Figure 2.7: Age distribution by grade
• Figure 2.8: Religion distribution by grade
• Figure 3: Percentage of total leavers by reason