Registrar

A registrar is an official keeper of records. In education outside the United Kingdom, a registrar or registrary is an official in an academic institution (a college, university, or secondary school) who handles student records. Typically, a registrar processes registration requests, schedules classes and maintains class lists, enforces the rules for entering or leaving classes, and keeps a permanent record of grades and marks.

In most Universities in the United Kingdom, the Registrar is the head of the University's administration. The role is usually combined with that of Secretary of the University's governing bodies and in these cases, the full title will often be "Registrar and Secretary" (or "Secretary and Registrar") to reflect these dual roles. The University of Cambridge, England uses the archaic spelling of "Registrary" for this office.

Various grades of professional academic-related staff perform senior administrative and managerial roles in such universities on behalf of the Registrar or Head of Department and head subsections of the administration. Titles afforded to such staff include Academic Registrar, Assistant Registrar, Senior Assistant Registrar and Principal Assistant Registrar.

The registrar of companies for England, Wales & Scotland deals with all filings relating to the Companies Act, ensuring the document filings are kept up-to-date and deals with any breaches in the Companies Act. The Registrar Of Companies for England & Wales is Mrs. Claire Clancy, who is based at Companies House, Cardiff. The Registrar of Companies for Scotland is Dorothy Blair who is based at Companies House, Edinburgh.