18th April 2007, 02:02 PM
Posted by Kevin Wooldridge:
In general principle, I support the separation of field units from council ownership, because as long as they remain in council ownership there is always the temptation for the curatorial authority to unfairly favour them in monitoring and to pressure clients to use them rather than someone else. I have no reason to believe this happens in Cambridgeshire, but I do have direct experience of it happening in another area, where the senior manager of the unit is also the county archaeologist.
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Quote:quote:My biggest fear (living as I do in the furthest extreme of East Anglia) is the domino effect that might follow the loss of a cornerstone of local archaeological provision in our region.I don't think there is any suggestion that the unit will be 'lost' - just that it will have a different parent organisation. If it gains greater commercial freedom as a result, it may well expand.
In general principle, I support the separation of field units from council ownership, because as long as they remain in council ownership there is always the temptation for the curatorial authority to unfairly favour them in monitoring and to pressure clients to use them rather than someone else. I have no reason to believe this happens in Cambridgeshire, but I do have direct experience of it happening in another area, where the senior manager of the unit is also the county archaeologist.
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to let, fully furnished