The House of Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee has published its first report on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill. Drawing attention to the “excessively wide law-making powers” the Bill gives to Ministers; the report recommends that Ministers should not have an “unfettered discretion” …

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth has stated that an Energy Performance Certificate is required when either selling or renting a property in a conservation area unless a valid exemption applies. For example, listed buildings or buildings in a designated environment where compliance with certain minimum energy …

The latest inbound tourism figures show that July was the highest month ever for inbound tourism to the UK since official records began in 1961. There were a record four million overseas visits to the UK in July, the first month to ever break through …

Mid to Late C20 designed landscapes: Overlooked, undervalued and at risk? The Gardens Trust [Alliance member] needs your nominations by 31 October! In partnership with Historic England the Trust is looking for important designed landscapes from the 1960s to the mid 1990s with potential for …

Statements of Intent are invited for the Creative Research & Development (R&D) Partnership scheme, part of the Creative Industries Clusters Programme. The Creative Industries Clusters Programme, led by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and funded through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, is an ambitious …

The 12 finalists for this year’s Historic England Angel Awards have been revealed. The annual awards are supported by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation and celebrate heritage heroes who have made a lasting difference to historic buildings and places. Included in this year’s shortlist are …

Applications for applying to Historic England‘s National Capacity Building grants programme, for projects that run for a maximum of 2 years. Funding will begin from 1 April 2018, and total grant budgets for each year are: • 2018/19 £307,696 • 2019/20 £345,482 The deadline for …

The charity regulator has improved its guidance on reporting serious incidents, to help charities report appropriate matters as soon as possible after they occur. The Commission says there is significant under-reporting of problems by charities, which is putting charities at potential risk of further harm, …

John Glen has written a blog to mark his 100th day as the Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism.

Historic England has launched the first in a series of podcasts in their campaign to mark the places that made England’s history. The podcast features the top 10 ten places judged by Professor Robert Winston in the science and discovery category, which includes the cholera …

Chapels of England is the first substantial synoptic account of Nonconformist church architecture in England and aims to provide a history of Nonconformist architecture, using existing buildings wherever possible. It includes examples from the 17th century to the present day, covering all parts of the …

Ecclesiastical Insurance [Alliance sponsor] has published the September issue of The Review. This edition includes an article on Future Heritage by Dr Roger Bowdler, Director of Listings at Historic England, Dr Anna Keay of the Landmark Trust [Alliance member] picks her top five architectural gems, …