Job summary
We have a great opportunity for a Disclosure Officer to join the Information Rights Team. You will support the Disclosure Manager in ensuring HM Land Registry complies with its legal obligations under information rights legislation.
This role is a great development opportunity. We will support you to complete your Level 4 apprenticeship in Data Protection & Information Governance (if you don’t already hold a relevant qualification).
Job description
In this role you will coordinate responses to requests for recorded information, manage a personal caseload, and maintain accurate logs. You will work autonomously and communicate effectively with colleagues across HM Land Registry, including the Information Asset Owner network, to provide advice and ensure high-quality responses to Freedom of Information, Environmental Information Regulations, and personal data rights requests within statutory deadlines.
As part of this role, if you don't already hold a qualification in Freedom of Information and/or data protection such as the British Computer Society Certificate Practitioner level (or equivalent), you will be required to obtain your Level 4 apprenticeship in Data Protection & Information Governance.
Eligibility to complete the apprenticeship:
Apprenticeships are funded by the UK Government and there are some rules which we need to consider in order to establish eligibility for this opportunity. In particular:
- You will have been a resident in the UK for the last 3 years prior to the start of the apprenticeship or fit the criteria of eligible residency status in the Apprenticeship Funding Rules.
- You do not already hold the same or similar qualifications.
- You are not already undertaking an apprenticeship or internal development programme.
More information:
For more details regarding this apprenticeship, please see the following links:
Apprenticeship Standards - Data protection and information governance practitioner / Skills England
Please see the brochure attached to the advert.
Functional Skills
If you are under the age of 19 years at the start of your apprenticeship you will be required to complete and achieve level 2 functional skills in Maths and English as part of your apprenticeship. If you are 19 years or older you will still have the option to complete functional skills and gain the level 2 qualification, but this is not a mandatory element of your apprenticeship.
Person specification
To be successful in this role you will have a qualification in Freedom of Information and/or data protection such as the British Computer Society Certificate Practitioner level (or equivalent) OR willing to complete a Level 4 Data Protection & Information Governance Apprenticeships. An understanding of information rights law (including the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK General Data Protection Regulation).
You will have experience in:
- Knowledge or experience of data protection and/or Freedom of Information law
- Evidence of managing competing priorities and meeting demanding deadlines
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Experience of delivering a high-quality customer service.
- Excellent interpersonal, organisational, prioritisation and time management skills
- Ability to analyse and interpret information from varied sources.
For more information about the role, please see the attached candidate pack.
Qualifications
Qualification in Freedom of Information and/or data protection such as the British Computer Society Certificate Practitioner level (or equivalent) OR willing to complete a Level 4 Data Protection & Information Governance Apprenticeships?Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Changing and Improving
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
- Seeing the Big Picture
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- An understanding of information rights law (including the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Data Protection Act 2018, and the UK General Data Protection Regulation)
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £32,119, HM Land Registry contributes £9,304 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.#WeAreHMLR
At HM Land Registry our vision is a world leading property market as part of a thriving economy and a sustainable future. We are unique in terms of the economic and social impacts of our work, our ability to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers, our sense of mission, and our great people. They are the foundation of all we have achieved and all we aspire to in the future. We want our people to feel proud to work for HM Land Registry and able to fulfil their full potential.
We have a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, an emphasis on continuous learning and development, and flexible ways of working. We offer competitive pay and annual leave, attractive pension options and a wide range of other benefits.
- We have integrity – we value honesty, trust and doing the right thing in the right way.
- We drive innovation – we are forward-thinking, embrace change and are continually improving our processes.
- We are professional – we value and grow our knowledge and professional expertise.
- We give assurance – we guarantee our services and provide confidence to the property market.
You can find more information on our rewards package on our website.
Things you need to know
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.How to Apply
Please complete the qualification question:
- Do you have a qualification in Freedom of Information and/or data protection such as the British Computer Society Certificate Practitioner level (or equivalent) OR willing to complete a Level 4 Data Protection & Information Governance Apprenticeships?
Complete your CV to include your work history and qualifications. We will be scoring your CV against the technical criteria and the essential experience, Experience of delivering a high-quality customer service.
Please complete the below technical question (in no more than 250 words),
- An understanding of information rights law (including the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Data Protection Act 2018)
Complete the Personal Statement section (in no more than 1000 words), please demonstrate how you meet the following essential Experience criteria:
- Knowledge or experience of data protection and/or Freedom of Information law
- Evidence of managing competing priorities and meeting demanding deadlines
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to analyse and interpret information from varied sources
Please review your application form before clicking ‘submit’ –once you have submitted, you will not be able to amend your application. Ensure your application form is received by the closing date for receipt of applications –this is 11:55pm on the advertised date.
Sift
The sift will take place shortly after the closing date.
In case of a high volume of applications we may complete a pre-sift on your CV.
Then we may complete a second pre-sift on the technical criteria - An understanding of information rights law (including the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Data Protection Act 2018)
Interview
If successful at shortlisting stage, you will be invited to attend a virtual, blended interview using MS Teams. The blended interview will test the essential technical criteria and Behaviours listed in the ‘Person Specification’ as well as the strengths associated with the role, details will be provided on invitation to interview.
We want to hear your first, unrehearsed, natural response to strength questions, and so we don’t advertise which strengths are being tested. The best way to prepare for strengths questions is to reflect on what you identify as your own personal strengths, and your preferred ways of working.
We expect interviews to take place during the week commencing the 23rd March 2026.
Candidates may refer to notes within their video interview, but they should be used as a prompt only.
HMLR is accredited to the Disability Confident Scheme, which denotes organisations which have a positive attitude towards disabled people.
If you require the panel to consider a reasonable adjustment or there is anything else you would like the panel to take into consideration, you are asked to notify us of this at application stage where possible or during the process as soon as it becomes a requirement.
Visa Sponsorship
Please note that we will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa where a role is in a certain business critical category. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a skilled worker visa.
You must ensure you have the appropriate right to work in the UK before applying.
You can find more information on how we use your personal data on our website
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).Apply and further information
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Amy McLellan
- Email : amy.mclellan@landregistry.gov.uk
Recruitment team
Further information
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance to the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email hrresourcingteam2@landregistry.gov.uk in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from HM Land Registry then you may take your complaint to the Civil Service Commission: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/making-complaint/Attachments
Data Protection & Information Governance Presentation 2024 Opens in new window (pdf, 2300kB)Disclosure Officer Candidate Pack Opens in new window (pdf, 2166kB)Salary range
- £32,119 per year