11th March 2009, 09:19 PM
At first glance this looks like it resolves many of the issues I commented on in this thread on the metal-detecting part of the forum.
My initial concern would be with this (my emphasis):
The very nature of HERs is that they are publicly available, so if it is recorded in the HER then this data is automatically in the public domain. However I am not an HER person so I don't know the ins and outs of this; it may be that existing arrangements exist to cover this sort of issue in other contexts.
Clearly the next step is seeing how this meshes with HERs. I presume a copy of this proposal will be sent to ALGAO for comment?
My initial concern would be with this (my emphasis):
Quote:quote:The UKDFD would seek a binding undertaking that no findspot it provided would be published on the Internet, or in any other publicly available format, to an accuracy greater than a four-figure grid reference or parish, unless previously agreed to by both the finder and landowner.
The very nature of HERs is that they are publicly available, so if it is recorded in the HER then this data is automatically in the public domain. However I am not an HER person so I don't know the ins and outs of this; it may be that existing arrangements exist to cover this sort of issue in other contexts.
Clearly the next step is seeing how this meshes with HERs. I presume a copy of this proposal will be sent to ALGAO for comment?