27th July 2009, 02:24 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by tom wilson
It seems to leave the door open to the idea of private HER services, which is an interesting concept. We all know how much goverments like privatising and Public-Private Partnerships. I bet private HERs would be more customer-oriented (profit being the sole motivator), which might benefit their users; but would they maintain the same standards and keep up to date?
I'm just prodding the possibilities of the legislation; how do others feel? I still agree with Beast that Counties need their own statutory Mounties.
There are a couple of Scottish Unitary Authorities that have contracted out their SMR/HERs to an archaeological unit. I haven't heard any feedback from other units regarding the quality of data and level of service. However, I would imagine that they aren't the worst-run SMRs/HERs in Scotland.