18th April 2011, 09:09 AM
Going back to the contractual aspect, I don't see how you could possibly force a client to agree to amateur/volunteer involvement on a commercial project, unless there was legislation in place to force this. PPS5 (or whatever comes next) was only ever advisory, so that won't enter into it. I can't see there being much political stomach for introducing new legislation, when commercial archaeology as it stands appears to be underpinned by policies and guidelines rather than laws. According to them, the ConDems are trying to cut out the red tape, not increase it.
With all of the other points raised, surely we must be looking at non-commercial arena for this kind of project?
With all of the other points raised, surely we must be looking at non-commercial arena for this kind of project?