28th April 2007, 08:20 AM
So summarising parts of the APAPG report to help us have a template
http://www.appag.org.uk/
23....ensure that its sponsored bodies with archaeological responsibilities have sufficient resources to carry out their core functions. In addition, the grant-giving bodies for which it has responsibility, such as the Heritage Lottery Fund should also focus on this key objective.
32. There is an urgent need to improve pay and conditions for employment in field archaeology so that they are commensurate with graduate entry level in allied professions such as local authority planning officers, civil engineers and university lecturers. The Institute of Field Archaeology, working with English Heritage and the other national heritage agencies and Prospect, should create a structure for training and qualifications related to career development that will set standards for best practice in archaeological work, one in which employers are obliged to support the continuing professional development of staff. Only those contractors who meet these standards should be eligible to bid for developer-funded work. In the longer term, the current fragmented commercial unit system which has resulted from competitive tendering should be replaced with a more stable regional, or more local framework of archaeological organisations.
49. Consideration should be given to making the provision of information about archaeological developments to local communities a statutory obligation under the planning process and for the results to be published. The historic environment should be incorporated in Local Cultural Strategies.
50. There should be a greater role for local archaeologists to play in enhancing community projects. To this end EH should continue to play a lead role in appointing staff in each region to liaise and promote the historic environment, and local authorities should consider developing community archaeology officers. There should be analogous arrangements in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
70. The proposed Planning Policy Statement 16 should state that funding for archaeology in mitigation of development projects should always include full provision for assessing, recording, analysing, publishing and archiving the archaeological data in such a way that it is easily accessible to the public. This should form part of the core statement of policy principles and not just be contained in the annexe that recommends best practice. The principle behind such work should be public benefit.
73. The local authority curatorial service should be retained and strengthened. Authorities should be able to combine to provide services jointly. The local authority service should be augmented by the formal link of each authority or group of authorities to a university department, with current or potential research interests in the area, who will act as research leader. In addition recognition of the role and importance of museums in preserving the product of archaeology should be considered.
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu
http://www.appag.org.uk/
23....ensure that its sponsored bodies with archaeological responsibilities have sufficient resources to carry out their core functions. In addition, the grant-giving bodies for which it has responsibility, such as the Heritage Lottery Fund should also focus on this key objective.
32. There is an urgent need to improve pay and conditions for employment in field archaeology so that they are commensurate with graduate entry level in allied professions such as local authority planning officers, civil engineers and university lecturers. The Institute of Field Archaeology, working with English Heritage and the other national heritage agencies and Prospect, should create a structure for training and qualifications related to career development that will set standards for best practice in archaeological work, one in which employers are obliged to support the continuing professional development of staff. Only those contractors who meet these standards should be eligible to bid for developer-funded work. In the longer term, the current fragmented commercial unit system which has resulted from competitive tendering should be replaced with a more stable regional, or more local framework of archaeological organisations.
49. Consideration should be given to making the provision of information about archaeological developments to local communities a statutory obligation under the planning process and for the results to be published. The historic environment should be incorporated in Local Cultural Strategies.
50. There should be a greater role for local archaeologists to play in enhancing community projects. To this end EH should continue to play a lead role in appointing staff in each region to liaise and promote the historic environment, and local authorities should consider developing community archaeology officers. There should be analogous arrangements in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
70. The proposed Planning Policy Statement 16 should state that funding for archaeology in mitigation of development projects should always include full provision for assessing, recording, analysing, publishing and archiving the archaeological data in such a way that it is easily accessible to the public. This should form part of the core statement of policy principles and not just be contained in the annexe that recommends best practice. The principle behind such work should be public benefit.
73. The local authority curatorial service should be retained and strengthened. Authorities should be able to combine to provide services jointly. The local authority service should be augmented by the formal link of each authority or group of authorities to a university department, with current or potential research interests in the area, who will act as research leader. In addition recognition of the role and importance of museums in preserving the product of archaeology should be considered.
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu