Israel Spielman: clerk, soldier, HM Land Registry pioneer
Posted by:
Paul Samuels, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Network Steering Group, Posted on:
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Historic, Working at HM Land Registry

Israel Spielman was perhaps our first colleague from an ethnic minority when he joined HM Land Registry shortly before the First World War. Today just over 5% of our staff declare they’re from a black, Asian and minority ethnic background, a figure we are striving to increase.