23rd February 2012, 10:19 PM
at the risk of repeating myself, the need for a standard for curators has been recognised for a long time, by curators and those who deal with them. Although the timing is probably coincidental, the need is more pressing in the current financial climate where councils are looking at their services, and the absence of any externally-defined service standard makes it hard to justify the level of professional staffing.
At presnet there is a wide variation in practice on contractors lists: some have a local list with varying criteria, some give no guidance at all, and some point to the IfA RO list. The guidance seems reasonably worded, since it just says that tcuartors may wish to say IfA RO only, which since some already is no more than the truth. But if anyone is concerned about this clause they should respond to the consultation and say so.
At presnet there is a wide variation in practice on contractors lists: some have a local list with varying criteria, some give no guidance at all, and some point to the IfA RO list. The guidance seems reasonably worded, since it just says that tcuartors may wish to say IfA RO only, which since some already is no more than the truth. But if anyone is concerned about this clause they should respond to the consultation and say so.