UK government acknowledge IfA membership as pre-qualification to tender.

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Then surely it would be for the County Archaeologist to justify his/her stance. Equally, in my understanding, MIfA accreditation is not currently accepted in Law as a cast-iron guarantee of professional competence. My previous employer instituted an "unwritten" policy whereby a certain archaeological company with RO status should be asked to tender as a matter of course. No doubt to save Clients money and increase my employers profit margins. The RO in question is "controversial" to say the least and has a long-standing negative reputation in the industry. Perhaps not explicitly relevant to this thread but...an example of where IfA status is used/abused and also an illustration of the risk we as an industry expose ourselves and our Clients to. Planning Law is exactly that.....IfA status has no standing (currently) in Law.