26th March 2012, 11:55 AM
I believe Marcus Brody is on the right track here. Cambridgeshire has one of the highest numbers of contracting units working in it of any county from the largest established units to the smallest one and two man new companies. I haven't come across any barriers to work in the county to date, including for new small units, who are asked to provide CVs etc to show they have the requisite experience. The county has numerous large sites awaiting publication from various units so obviously they are anxious to see this happen, but the county archaeologists are approachable and full of helpful, good advice, so I think the criticism of the technical language in the advice and their right to check is a little harsh.