The mirror principle— the register of title should reflect, accurately and completely, and beyond all argument, the facts that are material to the title
The curtain principle— the public register should be the sole and definitive source of information for proposing purchasers, but not reveal sensitive information
The insurance principle— if, as a result of human error, the title is proved to be defective in any way, then the person or persons suffering loss as a result must be able to claim compensation
Towards a digital ecosystem
So how can we help make better services, across government, for less?
Knock down the Towers of SIAM
Good services are verbs, registers are nouns
companies, charities, trade unions, courts, schools, universities, hospitals, zoos, circuses, inspections, licences, certificates, births, marriages, deaths, electoral roll, insolvencies, bankruptcies, passports, addresses, streets, animal passports, drivers, vehicles, land parcels, land ownership, land use, legal boundaries, awards, tax rates, benefits, livestock movements, flood risk, river levels, trusts, fish caught, patents, trademarks, designs, non-native invasive plants, bank holidays, clock changes …
https://data.blog.gov.uk/
2016/09/12/registers-in-a-digital-ecosystem/
“SCOLAND UK” “SCOTALND UK” “SCOTKLAND UK” “SCOTLAD UK” “SCOTLAND” “SCOTLAND UK” “SCOTLAND UK” “SCOTLAND UNITED KINGDO” “SCOTLAND UNITED KINGDOM” “SCOTLAND UNITED KINGODM” “SCOTLAND, UK”