18th January 2012, 10:10 AM
Wax Wrote:...it explicity says that the guidance does not apply to "conservation officers and consultants" Why? I know of areas where with local government cut backs Conservation Officers are providing advice and where archaeological and other consultancies are seriously looking at providing HER and advisory services.
Here in Scotland, there are already Councils that employ consultants to provide their archaeological advice, and the extent to which this is successful is largely dependent on the details of the contract between the two parties setting out when the consultant will be asked for an opinion. I'd imagine that the distinction has been drawn in the current document because there are already standards and guidance documents in place for conservation officers and consultants, which they should be following anyway - you'd have to hope that the new document doesn't conflict with any standards set out in these existing documents, as this would put anyone performing a dual role in a difficult position!
You know Marcus. He once got lost in his own museum