24th January 2006, 01:03 PM
In theory PPG16 requires archaeologists to be suitably qualified and they can be required to demonstrate their qualification prior to their inclusion on an open list of contractors which may be supplied by a curator with a brief. One issue would be whether the IFA would support a curator in removing an individual or organisation from the list if their work is not up to standard, and whether we would be supported in advising developers if they employed such an organisation they would be unlikely to get their condition discharged.