17th November 2010, 11:52 PM
As a curator and to bump this thread up a bit. I would state that (in line with PPS5) I expect units now to be not only evaluating the archaeological potential of a site but also to be thinking at that early stage about the benefit for public understanding and involvement that may be derived from the potential mitigation. As for pricing, well I honestly think that you as contractors and your developer clients can expect to have to do more in future because there simply won't be the public sector staff there to make up the shortfall. Remember PPG16 was brought in by the conservatives to put the onus onto the private sector, realistically one can only expect this responsibility to increase under the present lot. Particularly as the public sector is about to shrink somewhat. A licence to print money? I'm not too sure......