About
The Regulatory Activities Working Group will address several key objectives of the Strategy under: Aim 1: Archaeology on the Ground and Aim 3 – Sustaining the Historic Environment.
Key Areas:
- The development management/ planning system recognises the importance of heritage assets and consistently applies policies and procedures to ensure their protection
- Licensing and consenting policies and procedures ensure good practice and quality results
- Procedures and systems meet the needs of archaeological work being carried out now and, in the future,
- Archaeological work is well-designed and enables the long-term research value and public benefits to be realised.
Strategic Objectives
Standards; Protection; Quality and Procedures; Value
Outputs will be developed and delivered under several connected sub-groups, dealing with themes such as legislation and the use of detecting devices, guidance relating to the Treasure Act, heritage enforcement, archaeological licencing, and compliance.
Participants and Collaboration
Strong links with Working groups including the Standards and Guidance Working Group and Legislation Working Group are encouraged when addressing the topics of compliance and enforcement, while wider dialogue with the commercial sector, and other bodies and organisations undertaking archaeological survey and research, would feed into discussions regarding the importance of publication and public benefits.
Key People
Colin Dunlop
After spending 20 years as a project manager in the commercial archaeological sector Colin then joined the HED and for the last 6 years has worked as a curatorial archaeologist within the Division.
