Categorisation of Casework

Category

Definition

Plans

Legal

Comments

1

Research area/ non RA

Plans –  

• Mapping based on underlying OS Map detail

• Simple plotting including but not restricted to

-       projection of an OS feature

-       centre line of road

-       line perpendicular or parallel to an OS feature

Legal –

• Straightforward legal settle excluding Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (TCA) Real Burdens and other complex casework.

• Shared plots

 SO1

RO2

2

Casework settled under instruction, including shared plots

SO1 (under instruction of RO2)

RO2 (under instruction of RO1)

3

Complex non RA casework

Plans -  

• complex plotting and scaling cases,

• multi floor level cases,

• complex water boundaries  

• other complex cases identified by the SO1 and RO2,

• shared plots.

Legal   –

• TCA Real Burdens casework,

• Prescriptive Servitudes,

• First Attached applications,

• shared plots,

• numerous routes of title with different burdens affecting different 
  areas (suggested in excess of 10 or so?)

• any other complex case identified by the RO2 and RO1

RO2

RO1

.

4

FR/FA outwith a RA – Very Complex

• Minerals

• Salmon fishings

• Foreshore

• Seabed

• Shopping centres

• Prescriptive claimants

• Unusually complex

RO1

SCW

5

FR/FA related to TP casework

As appropriate

As appropriate

6

Currently not in use

A1

Premap casework in a RA/non RA

RO2

1979 Act cases ONLY

C1

FR new development casework (dependant on OS map detail becoming available)

1979 Act cases ONLY

Category

Definition

Plans

Legal

Comments

A

Instructional non-DPA development TPs

SO1

SO1

Instructional DPA development TPs

B

Non-development TPs

RO2

(SO1 Instructional) 

RO1

(RO2 Instructional) 

Non-development TPs - Embedded Title Sheets (ETS)

RO2

(SO1 Instructional) 

RO1

(RO2 Instructional) 

Non-instructional DPA development TPs

Instructional small developments

Internal TP application to remove tenement steading from Parent Title

RO1 (if first removal with 10 or more flats)

RO2 (if first removal with fewer than 10 flats)

SCW (if first removal with 10 or more flats)

RO1 (if first removal with fewer than 10 flats)

Non instructional TPs of flats within a tenement steading

First removal from DPA development with 10 or more TPs

X1

First removal from non-DPA development with 10 or more TPs

RO1

SCW

X2

First removal from small development

RO2

RO1

X3

Special products

• Minerals

• Fishing Rights/Salmon fishings

• Foreshore

• Seabed

• Shopping centres

• Industrial estates

• Extra complex

• Miscellaneous mapping based on full instructions/guidance

• Project work

RO1/ RO2

SCW

Category

Definition

Plans

Legal

Comments

A

Standard DWs

SO1

See Standard Dealing for further clarification

A1

Two-day settle standard DWs

SO1

See Standard Dealing for further clarification

B

Complex DWs

As appropriate

RO2

See Complex Dealing for further clarification

B1

Two-day settle complex DWs

(Possible Pilot)

As appropriate

RO2

See Complex Dealing for further clarification

C

Dealing over parent title –

Dealing attached to dealing over parent title 

RO1

D

Dealings travelling with TP/TAs but which relate to a different title number

As lead case

F4

Automated DW application

F6

Partially automated DW application

SO1

see Partially automated DW guidance for more details

Y

Dealings travelling with FR/FA, VR/VA’s but which relate to a different title number

As lead case

Z

Dealing attached to a 2012 transfer of part

X3

Referrals to DWs RO1s/SCW

RO1/SCW or RO2 under instruction of RO1/SCW

X4

TCA real burdens

Prescriptive servitudes

Other complex casework settled by RO1s (including e.g. Variation of Leases with plans, Deed of Servitude including Real Burdens, Modification of s.75 Agreement and any other deeds with Plans annexed).  

As   appropriate

RO1

X5

Cases where there is prior arrangement with the agent regarding the 30 day service standard – multiple titles or unusually complex.

As appropriate