Chartered bodies come under the purview, but not under the control, of the office of the Privy Council. Before any professional association is granted Chartered status, it has to satisfy the test that it has the promotion of the public interest among its formal objectives. It is important to note that Scotland has many variations from England, having its own legal and educational systems. A system of continuous revision on demand of the largest plans enables the property registers to be linked to this map as an index. The registration of title comes under the jurisdiction of the Land Registry, an official office, which employs very few graduate surveyors, most work being carried out by technicians formerly employed by the Ordnance Survey.
Private surveyors tend to become involved in cases of litigation as expert witnesses.
Some Colleges of Higher Education still award degrees linked with a university. The School of Military Survey is one such in the field of geodetic surveying. New courses with a GIS emphasis have also developed, as for example at the new University of East London. All UK academic courses are subject to the annual cooperation of an external examiner selected by the university or college. His or her role is to monitor examinations and inspect scripts and course work.