diff --git a/spp_api_v2/security/compliance.yaml b/spp_api_v2/security/compliance.yaml
index fff4e0e36..e90abf127 100644
--- a/spp_api_v2/security/compliance.yaml
+++ b/spp_api_v2/security/compliance.yaml
@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@ record_rules: []
 
 menus:
   # Root menu - visible to all API V2 users
-  # Located under Registry > Configuration
+  # Located under Settings > Registry (OP#1009)
   - id: menu_api_v2_root
     name: "API V2"
-    parent: spp_registry.spp_configuration_menu_root
+    parent: spp_registry.menu_registry_settings_root
     groups: [group_api_v2_viewer]
 
   # API Clients submenu
diff --git a/spp_api_v2/views/menu.xml b/spp_api_v2/views/menu.xml
index 5d998d23b..34f619f40 100644
--- a/spp_api_v2/views/menu.xml
+++ b/spp_api_v2/views/menu.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
 <odoo>
-    <!-- API V2 Menu -->
+    <!-- API V2 Menu — superuser config under Settings > Registry (OP#1009) -->
     <menuitem
         id="menu_api_v2_root"
         name="API V2"
-        parent="spp_registry.spp_configuration_menu_root"
+        parent="spp_registry.menu_registry_settings_root"
         sequence="50"
         groups="spp_api_v2.group_api_v2_viewer"
     />
diff --git a/spp_farmer_registry/__manifest__.py b/spp_farmer_registry/__manifest__.py
index 92143e178..1e2b110d9 100644
--- a/spp_farmer_registry/__manifest__.py
+++ b/spp_farmer_registry/__manifest__.py
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
         "data/cel_constants.xml",
         "data/config_parameters.xml",
         "data/user_roles.xml",
-        "views/res_config_settings_views.xml",
         "views/farm_season_views.xml",
         "views/farm_details_views.xml",
         "views/farm_activity_views.xml",
diff --git a/spp_farmer_registry/models/__init__.py b/spp_farmer_registry/models/__init__.py
index a93481592..9db98934c 100644
--- a/spp_farmer_registry/models/__init__.py
+++ b/spp_farmer_registry/models/__init__.py
@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@
 from . import farm_activity
 from . import farm_asset
 from . import farm
-from . import res_config_settings
diff --git a/spp_farmer_registry/models/res_config_settings.py b/spp_farmer_registry/models/res_config_settings.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 55eda5d74..000000000
--- a/spp_farmer_registry/models/res_config_settings.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-# Part of OpenSPP. See LICENSE file for full copyright and licensing details.
-
-from odoo import fields, models
-
-
-class ResConfigSettings(models.TransientModel):
-    _inherit = "res.config.settings"
-
-    is_registry_admin_only_crud = fields.Boolean(
-        "Restrict Registry Create/Edit/Delete to Admin Only",
-        help=(
-            "Only administrators can add, modify, or remove registrants. "
-            "Other users can still view all registry data but cannot make changes."
-        ),
-        default=True,
-        config_parameter="spp_farmer_registry.registry_admin_only_crud",
-    )
diff --git a/spp_farmer_registry/views/res_config_settings_views.xml b/spp_farmer_registry/views/res_config_settings_views.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index ceb765c21..000000000
--- a/spp_farmer_registry/views/res_config_settings_views.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<odoo>
-    <record id="res_config_settings_farmer_registry_view_form" model="ir.ui.view">
-        <field name="name">res.config.settings.view.form.inherit.farmer_registry</field>
-        <field name="model">res.config.settings</field>
-        <field name="inherit_id" ref="base.res_config_settings_view_form" />
-        <field name="arch" type="xml">
-            <xpath expr="//form" position="inside">
-                <app string="Farmer Registry Settings" name="spp_farmer_registry">
-                    <block title="Registry Access Control" name="registry_access_block">
-                        <setting
-                            string="Restrict Registry Edits to Admin Only"
-                            help="Only administrators can add, modify, or remove registrants.
-                                  Other users can still view all registry data but cannot make changes."
-                        >
-                            <field name="is_registry_admin_only_crud" />
-                        </setting>
-                    </block>
-                </app>
-            </xpath>
-        </field>
-    </record>
-</odoo>
diff --git a/spp_import_match/views/import_match_view.xml b/spp_import_match/views/import_match_view.xml
index 32488a9ce..87c181641 100644
--- a/spp_import_match/views/import_match_view.xml
+++ b/spp_import_match/views/import_match_view.xml
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
         id="menu_spp_import_match"
         name="Import Match"
         action="action_spp_import_match"
-        parent="spp_registry.spp_configuration_menu_root"
+        parent="spp_registry.menu_registry_settings_root"
         sequence="1000"
         groups="spp_security.group_spp_admin"
     />
diff --git a/spp_registry/__manifest__.py b/spp_registry/__manifest__.py
index 4b2a0948d..9241c0376 100644
--- a/spp_registry/__manifest__.py
+++ b/spp_registry/__manifest__.py
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@
         # Wizards
         "wizard/disable_registrant_view.xml",
         # Views - Base
+        # res_config_settings_views.xml defines menu_registry_settings_root, which
+        # main_view.xml reparents the Configuration menu under (OP#1009), so it
+        # must load first.
+        "views/res_config_settings_views.xml",
         "views/main_view.xml",
         "views/reg_relationship_view.xml",
         "views/reg_id_view.xml",
diff --git a/spp_registry/models/__init__.py b/spp_registry/models/__init__.py
index ca222d231..46184ab09 100644
--- a/spp_registry/models/__init__.py
+++ b/spp_registry/models/__init__.py
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@
 from . import reg_relationship
 from . import registrant
 from . import registry_config
+from . import res_config_settings
 from . import res_users
diff --git a/spp_registry/models/res_config_settings.py b/spp_registry/models/res_config_settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71d8e96a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spp_registry/models/res_config_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# Part of OpenSPP. See LICENSE file for full copyright and licensing details.
+
+from odoo import fields, models
+
+# Legacy config-parameter keys this toggle keeps in sync. The starter modules'
+# controllers still read their own key (spp_farmer_registry reads the first,
+# spp_starter_sp_mis reads the second), so the central "Registry Settings"
+# toggle writes both — no migration or controller change needed, and neither
+# deployment's enforcement breaks.
+_LEGACY_KEYS = (
+    "spp_farmer_registry.registry_admin_only_crud",
+    "spp_starter.registry_admin_only_crud",
+)
+
+
+class ResConfigSettings(models.TransientModel):
+    _inherit = "res.config.settings"
+
+    is_registry_admin_only_crud = fields.Boolean(
+        "Restrict Registry Create/Edit/Delete to Admin Only",
+        default=True,
+        help=(
+            "Only administrators can add, modify, or remove registrants. "
+            "Other users can still view all registry data but cannot make changes."
+        ),
+    )
+
+    def get_values(self):
+        res = super().get_values()
+        # ir.config_parameter is a global system setting; sudo is the standard
+        # access pattern for reading it.
+        icp = self.env["ir.config_parameter"].sudo()  # nosemgrep: odoo-sudo-without-context
+        # A deployment ships only one of the two starter controllers, so at most
+        # one key is set. Reflect an explicit value if present; otherwise fall
+        # back to the secure default (True), matching the legacy
+        # config_parameter default the starters used.
+        explicit = [v for v in (icp.get_param(key) for key in _LEGACY_KEYS) if v is not False]
+        res["is_registry_admin_only_crud"] = any(v == "True" for v in explicit) if explicit else True
+        return res
+
+    def set_values(self):
+        res = super().set_values()
+        # ir.config_parameter is a global system setting; sudo is the standard
+        # access pattern for writing it.
+        icp = self.env["ir.config_parameter"].sudo()  # nosemgrep: odoo-sudo-without-context
+        value = "True" if self.is_registry_admin_only_crud else "False"
+        # Keep both legacy keys in sync so whichever starter controller is
+        # installed reads the value the operator set here.
+        for key in _LEGACY_KEYS:
+            icp.set_param(key, value)
+        return res
diff --git a/spp_registry/tests/__init__.py b/spp_registry/tests/__init__.py
index c76f4067f..2177f1fd9 100644
--- a/spp_registry/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/spp_registry/tests/__init__.py
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@
 from . import test_membership_constraints
 from . import test_registrant_misc
 from . import test_group_aggregation
+from . import test_res_config_settings
diff --git a/spp_registry/tests/test_res_config_settings.py b/spp_registry/tests/test_res_config_settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc5d9d03d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spp_registry/tests/test_res_config_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# Part of OpenSPP. See LICENSE file for full copyright and licensing details.
+"""Tests for the central Registry Settings (OP#1009).
+
+The "Restrict Registry Edits to Admin Only" toggle lives in spp_registry and
+keeps both legacy config-parameter keys in sync so whichever starter
+controller is installed reads the operator's choice.
+"""
+
+from odoo.tests import TransactionCase, tagged
+
+FARMER_KEY = "spp_farmer_registry.registry_admin_only_crud"
+SPMIS_KEY = "spp_starter.registry_admin_only_crud"
+
+
+@tagged("post_install", "-at_install")
+class TestRegistryResConfigSettings(TransactionCase):
+    """Registry admin-only-CRUD toggle: default + dual-key sync."""
+
+    def _icp(self):
+        return self.env["ir.config_parameter"].sudo()
+
+    def _clear_keys(self):
+        self._icp().search([("key", "in", [FARMER_KEY, SPMIS_KEY])]).unlink()
+
+    def test_defaults_true_when_unset(self):
+        """With neither legacy key set, the toggle defaults to True (secure)."""
+        self._clear_keys()
+        settings = self.env["res.config.settings"].create({})
+        self.assertTrue(settings.is_registry_admin_only_crud)
+
+    def test_set_values_writes_both_keys(self):
+        """Saving the toggle writes BOTH legacy keys so either controller reads it."""
+        settings = self.env["res.config.settings"].create({"is_registry_admin_only_crud": True})
+        settings.execute()
+        self.assertEqual(self._icp().get_param(FARMER_KEY), "True")
+        self.assertEqual(self._icp().get_param(SPMIS_KEY), "True")
+
+        settings = self.env["res.config.settings"].create({"is_registry_admin_only_crud": False})
+        settings.execute()
+        self.assertEqual(self._icp().get_param(FARMER_KEY), "False")
+        self.assertEqual(self._icp().get_param(SPMIS_KEY), "False")
+
+    def test_get_values_reflects_an_explicit_key(self):
+        """An explicit value on either legacy key is reflected in the toggle."""
+        self._clear_keys()
+        self._icp().set_param(SPMIS_KEY, "False")
+        settings = self.env["res.config.settings"].create({})
+        self.assertFalse(settings.is_registry_admin_only_crud)
+
+        self._clear_keys()
+        self._icp().set_param(FARMER_KEY, "True")
+        settings = self.env["res.config.settings"].create({})
+        self.assertTrue(settings.is_registry_admin_only_crud)
diff --git a/spp_registry/views/main_view.xml b/spp_registry/views/main_view.xml
index 7f84415d3..e8b46863a 100644
--- a/spp_registry/views/main_view.xml
+++ b/spp_registry/views/main_view.xml
@@ -12,10 +12,17 @@
         groups="spp_security.group_spp_admin,spp_registry.group_registry_manager,spp_registry.group_registry_officer,spp_registry.group_registry_viewer"
     />
 
+    <!--
+        OP#1009: this "Configuration" menu (and every child menu other modules
+        hang off it) lives under Settings → Registry instead of the Registry app.
+        Its parent (menu_registry_settings_root) is defined in
+        res_config_settings_views.xml, which the manifest loads before this file
+        so the reference resolves.
+    -->
     <menuitem
         id="spp_configuration_menu_root"
         name="Configuration"
-        parent="spp_main_menu_root"
+        parent="menu_registry_settings_root"
         sequence="1000"
         groups="spp_security.group_spp_admin,spp_registry.group_registry_config_admin"
     />
diff --git a/spp_registry/views/res_config_settings_views.xml b/spp_registry/views/res_config_settings_views.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25372c25c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spp_registry/views/res_config_settings_views.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<odoo>
+    <!-- Registry Settings section in the Settings app (mirrors Programs Settings) -->
+    <record id="res_config_settings_registry_view_form" model="ir.ui.view">
+        <field name="name">res.config.settings.view.form.inherit.registry</field>
+        <field name="model">res.config.settings</field>
+        <field name="priority" eval="10" />
+        <field name="inherit_id" ref="base.res_config_settings_view_form" />
+        <field name="arch" type="xml">
+            <xpath expr="//form" position="inside">
+                <app
+                    string="Registry Settings"
+                    name="registry_settings"
+                    logo="/spp_registry/static/description/icon.png"
+                >
+                    <block title="Registry Access Control" name="registry_access_block">
+                        <setting
+                            string="Restrict Registry Edits to Admin Only"
+                            help="Only administrators can add, modify, or remove registrants.
+                                  Other users can still view all registry data but cannot make changes."
+                        >
+                            <field name="is_registry_admin_only_crud" />
+                        </setting>
+                    </block>
+                </app>
+            </xpath>
+        </field>
+    </record>
+
+    <!-- Action that opens the Settings app focused on the Registry section -->
+    <record id="res_config_settings_menu_registry_action" model="ir.actions.act_window">
+        <field name="name">Settings</field>
+        <field name="type">ir.actions.act_window</field>
+        <field name="res_model">res.config.settings</field>
+        <field name="view_id" ref="res_config_settings_registry_view_form" />
+        <field name="view_mode">form</field>
+        <field name="target">current</field>
+        <field name="context">{'module': 'registry_settings'}</field>
+    </record>
+
+    <!-- "Registry" group under the Settings app — houses registry settings and
+         the relocated superuser configuration menus (e.g. API V2). -->
+    <menuitem
+        id="menu_registry_settings_root"
+        name="Registry"
+        parent="base.menu_administration"
+        sequence="50"
+        groups="spp_security.group_spp_admin,spp_registry.group_registry_config_admin"
+    />
+
+    <menuitem
+        id="menu_registry_settings_general"
+        name="General Settings"
+        parent="menu_registry_settings_root"
+        sequence="0"
+        action="res_config_settings_menu_registry_action"
+        groups="spp_security.group_spp_admin"
+    />
+
+    <!--
+        OP#1009: the registry settings + configuration menus now live under the
+        Odoo Settings app (base.menu_administration), which is otherwise limited
+        to base.group_system / base.group_erp_manager. Grant the OpenSPP admin
+        and registry-config-admin groups access to the Settings app so those
+        personas can actually reach Settings → Registry. Additive (Command.link)
+        so the stock system / access-rights visibility is preserved; every
+        section under Settings still enforces its own group gate.
+    -->
+    <record id="base.menu_administration" model="ir.ui.menu">
+        <field
+            name="group_ids"
+            eval="[Command.link(ref('spp_security.group_spp_admin')), Command.link(ref('spp_registry.group_registry_config_admin'))]"
+        />
+    </record>
+</odoo>
diff --git a/spp_starter_sp_mis/__manifest__.py b/spp_starter_sp_mis/__manifest__.py
index 254a020a8..6cf87174d 100644
--- a/spp_starter_sp_mis/__manifest__.py
+++ b/spp_starter_sp_mis/__manifest__.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
     ],
     "data": [
         "data/config_parameters.xml",
-        "views/res_config_settings_views.xml",
     ],
     "assets": {
         "web.assets_backend": [
diff --git a/spp_starter_sp_mis/models/__init__.py b/spp_starter_sp_mis/models/__init__.py
index cdb421fac..441611e10 100644
--- a/spp_starter_sp_mis/models/__init__.py
+++ b/spp_starter_sp_mis/models/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 # Part of OpenSPP. See LICENSE file for full copyright and licensing details.
-from . import res_config_settings
diff --git a/spp_starter_sp_mis/models/res_config_settings.py b/spp_starter_sp_mis/models/res_config_settings.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 86a6520d8..000000000
--- a/spp_starter_sp_mis/models/res_config_settings.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-# Part of OpenSPP. See LICENSE file for full copyright and licensing details.
-
-from odoo import fields, models
-
-
-class ResConfigSettings(models.TransientModel):
-    _inherit = "res.config.settings"
-
-    is_registry_admin_only_crud = fields.Boolean(
-        "Restrict Registry Create/Edit/Delete to Admin Only",
-        help=(
-            "Only administrators can add, modify, or remove registrants. "
-            "Other users can still view all registry data but cannot make changes."
-        ),
-        default=True,
-        config_parameter="spp_starter.registry_admin_only_crud",
-    )
diff --git a/spp_starter_sp_mis/views/res_config_settings_views.xml b/spp_starter_sp_mis/views/res_config_settings_views.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 330f4241b..000000000
--- a/spp_starter_sp_mis/views/res_config_settings_views.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<odoo>
-    <record id="res_config_settings_sp_mis_view_form" model="ir.ui.view">
-        <field name="name">res.config.settings.view.form.inherit.sp_mis</field>
-        <field name="model">res.config.settings</field>
-        <field name="inherit_id" ref="base.res_config_settings_view_form" />
-        <field name="arch" type="xml">
-            <xpath expr="//form" position="inside">
-                <app
-                    string="SP-MIS Settings"
-                    name="spp_starter_sp_mis"
-                    logo="/spp_starter_sp_mis/static/description/icon.png"
-                >
-                    <block title="Registry Access Control" name="registry_access_block">
-                        <setting
-                            string="Restrict Registry Edits to Admin Only"
-                            help="Only administrators can add, modify, or remove registrants.
-                                  Other users can still view all registry data but cannot make changes."
-                        >
-                            <field name="is_registry_admin_only_crud" />
-                        </setting>
-                    </block>
-                </app>
-            </xpath>
-        </field>
-    </record>
-
-    <record id="res_config_settings_sp_mis_action" model="ir.actions.act_window">
-        <field name="name">SP-MIS Settings</field>
-        <field name="type">ir.actions.act_window</field>
-        <field name="res_model">res.config.settings</field>
-        <field name="view_id" ref="res_config_settings_sp_mis_view_form" />
-        <field name="view_mode">form</field>
-        <field name="target">current</field>
-        <field name="context">{'module': 'spp_starter_sp_mis'}</field>
-    </record>
-</odoo>