The Gazette 1990

GAZETTE

JULY/AUGUST

1990

Minister was considering a number of alternatives to the computerisa- tion that was being carried out within the Registry. The Minister stated that he had held discussions with the newly appointed Registrar during which he expressed his concern about the delays being experienced in dealing with the Land Registry and Registry of Deeds. The Minister asked for an assessment of the additional steps that needed to be taken to relieve the arrears situation and to provide an efficient and speedy service to the Registry. The Minister stated that he was expecting that res- ponse very shortly from " t he new lady Registrar". The Minister assured the House, subject to adequate finance being provided for which he would fight very hard as Minister for Justice, that he would do everything he pos- sibly could to improve the unacceptable level of delays in the Land Registry. •

and Registry of Deeds. He visited the registry o f f i ces on t wo occasions and had discussions with the management and staff with a view to gaining a first-hand understanding of the office and the problems being experienced there. While the review was not yet completed, the Minister stated that he had taken some steps which he hoped would bring about some definite improvements in the service. Firstly, the Government had agreed to provide money in 1990 for an additional 35 staff, 13 of whom had already been recruited and had taken up duty, and every effort was being made to have the remaining staff recruited as quickly as possible. As a short term measure, because the Minister stated he was very conscious of the backlog of work currently in the Land Registry, some senior staff had been diverted from other work to help deal with cases where the worst delays were occurring. These

measures, together w i t h the appointment of additional staff, should make a substantial impact on the arrears according to the Minister. The Minister stated that he was pleased to inform the House that the Government had acceded to his request for a greater investment in computerisation, a matter which was highlighted by Deputy D. Spring. In 1990 in this area of computerisation alone there would be an increase in expenditure in the order of 32 per cent over 1989. A programme of computerisation of the abstracts in the Registry of Deeds would start this year and when completed this system would provide for immediate access and fast, accurate search facilities. The computerisation programme in the Registry which was already under way would be extended consider- ably over the comi ng years according to the Minister. On the matter of computerisation, the

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