all together now? making the guidance work in practice adrian tindall, chief executive
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Engaging with…
Government’s 2010 Vision “that the value of the historic environment is recognised by all who have the power to shape it; that Government gives it proper recognition and that it is managed intelligently and in a way that fully realises its contribution to the economic, social and cultural life of the nation.”
Today’s public – participation in decision-making and the archaeological process, access to growing HERs, archaeological resource centres
Research agendas – regional frameworks, grey literature, HERs, ‘expert’ panels
Skills development through higher education and CPD
Beyond PPG16…
PPS5 is not just ‘PPG16 Plus’
Less mechanistic, more targeted, more challenging, more holistic, potentially more rewarding
Not about process, not about outputs, but about outcomes
Public service cuts - less micromanagement, more strategic oversight?
More collaboration, less fragmentation
More carrot, less stick – greater recognition of those who fund archaeological discovery
Beyond PPG16…
Greater consistency, transparency and proportionality in archaeological requirements
IfA Standards and Guidance for local government HE services – and consultants
Robust justification for Significance, Proportionality, Setting…
…and for pre-determination work and escalation
The burden of proof?
The state of the market
Roving/multiple contractors – what price local knowledge?
Better procurement models - quality and fitness over cost? Design competition over competitive tendering?
Organisational scrutiny – raise barriers to entry through accreditation or licensing built on RAO Scheme?
More rigorous compliance with updated IfA Standards?
What is the scale, health and profitability of the archaeological market?
Can a free market successfully deliver government heritage policy? Would a more regulated market deliver greater benefits to the sector and public?
Rethinking archaeological practice…
“PPS5 presents an opportunity to move from mitigating damage to increasing understanding, from a fragmented to a collaborative approach, from recording fabric to understanding and enhancing cultural significance, from preservation by record to future-building by understanding and from data collection to participative knowledge creation”
- Taryn Nixon A New Jerusalem, 2010 IfA Southport Conference PPS5: a new era for commercial archaeology?
‘The Southport Commission’
Convened June 2010
Membership drawn from across heritage and development sector: Dave Barrett, Karen Bewick, Duncan Brown, Stewart Bryant, Chris Gosden, Mike Heyworth, Peter Hinton (secretariat), Taryn Nixon (chair), Adrian Olivier, Liz Peace, Adrian Tindall, Roger M Thomas
To think creatively and radically, and use its links to invite ideas from across the sector about improving archaeological practice under PPS5
To present a draft report to 2011 IfA Conference, and a final report by July 2011