The Housing & Finance Institute (HFI), which was established by the Government, has published, Repair, Protect, Build: What next for UK Housing After The Tragedy at Grenfell Tower. The report recommends: Immediate action is taken for a pause, a moratorium, on any new high-rise blocks …
IHBC/ Civic Voice Conservation Areas 50th Anniversary update
Historic England, working with Civic Voice (CV) and the IHBC [Alliance members], has released results of two parallel surveys of IHBC and CV members’ perceptions of conservation areas in their 50th anniversary year. Key points include: Almost all respondents from both groups felt that conservation …
The Taylor review of modern working practices
The Taylor review of modern working practices has made a number of recommendations which may affect the heritage sector. Perhaps the most important is the recommendation on interns. Any reforms the Government makes must not jeopardise volunteering which is key to supporting the heritage sector. …
Lake District becomes the 31st UK World Heritage Site
The English Lake District, a cultural and ancient landscape in North West of England that inspired Romantic poets and conservationists including William Wordsworth, John Ruskin and Beatrix Potter, has been inscribed onto UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The bid was submitted by the Department for Digital, …
DCMS becomes Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
The Department will continue to be referred to as DCMS in all communications, but it is now the department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The move is intended to reflect the way the Department’s remit has evolved. DCMS states that the traditional core of …
Social Investment Consultancy and Support Sessions
The main workshop programme has ended but other training still remains. One-to-one-support sessions: Free one-hour sessions with one of our expert trainers. Find out more and book. Social Investment support sessions: Free one-hour sessions with our Social Investment partners. Find out more or complete this …
‘Managing Major Buildings Projects’ training day, Thursday 19th October, Oxford
HRBA, a group within the Heritage Alliance, is running its 7th training day on ‘Managing Major Building Projects in Places of Worship’, in partnership with Purcell UK. It is taking place at the Wesley Memorial Church in the centre of Oxford. The day covers the …
Meeting with the OTS to discuss VAT reform
Last week the Heritage Alliance met the Office of Tax Simplification as part of their call for evidence on VAT. We stressed the public benefit and opportunity to simplify the VAT charged on repair and maintenance of buildings to 5% across the board. We highlighted …
John Glenn to speak at Heritage Day 2017
We are pleased to announce that the new Minister for the Arts, Heritage and Tourism, John Glenn, will be the key note speaker at Heritage Day 2017 (subject to Parliamentary business). Heritage Day is the Heritage Alliance’s flagship event and AGM and will take place …
Chancellor and Ministers respond to our Heritage Manifesto
Following our letters congratulating Ministers on their appointments and highlighting issues relevant to their departments in our Heritage Manifesto, we have had several more responses. The Chancellor, Phillip Hammond, agreed ‘that investing in heritage can create places where people want to live, work and visit …
Data Protection and Charities: The new General Data Protection Regulation
AIM [Alliance member] has published guidance on the new General Data Protection Regulation. Changes are likely to be brought about as part of the Data Protection Bill announced in the Queen’s Speech. Arts Council England have also published an update on the latest developments on …
National Portfolio Organisations announced
The Arts Council England has announced its National Portfolio for the next four years. The National Portfolio is made up of 831 organisations that hold 844 funding agreements, up 146 from 2015-18. Museums and libraries have come into the portfolio for the first time. AIM …