The Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act has now received Royal Assent.  DCMS has now informed us of the process for formal ratification of the 1954 Hague Convention and accession to the Protocols: 1. The Second Protocol was laid before Parliament on 6th February under a …

Peers have passed an amendment to the Neighbourhood Planning Bill that would ensure that the government cannot prevent local authorities from attaching conditions to planning permission where those conditions meet the policy tests in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The amendment, moved by former Lib …

The CPRE [Alliance member] Annual Lecture was given by Housing Minister Gavin Barwell on 20 February 2017. The Minister’s speech was followed by responses from Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) Chief Executive Kate Henderson, Shelter UK Head of Policy Toby Lloyd and CPRE Chief …

The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) is running a pilot for businesses that wish to employ apprentices who work on seasonal contracts. All tourism and hospitality businesses interested in participating, including those with a direct funding contract, or those without an existing arrangement with a training …

Civic Voice [Alliance member] last week hosted its second APPG for Civic Societies event of the year, which debated the Housing White Paper. Joan Humble, Civic Voice chair finished by stating our stance on the Housing White Paper. She was pleased to see the focus …

The Committee took evidence on the EU data protection Directive and Regulation, the EU-US Privacy Shield and the EU-US Umbrella Agreement. The Committee asked questions such as, ‘assuming that the UK will be treated as a third country on data protection issues once the UK …

The Secretary of State for Culture Media & Sport, Karen Bradley, has launched the Government’s UK Digital Strategy. The Strategy commits to a welcome ‘major enhancement and rationalisation’ of national and local heritage records as well as considering how the planning system can be made …

The Alliance has submitted evidence to the Procedure Committee of the House of Commons’ inquiry into the delegated powers likely to be claimed by the Government in its proposed Great Repeal Bill. We stated that existing levels of protection of the historic environment must be …

We are currently seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Science Conservator to work within the School of Conservation.  This new role will be responsible for the integration of scientific practice and methodology and delivery of subject specialist curricula for units of study at FHEQ levels 6 …

We hope to appoint, through a tender process, either a consultancy, individual, individuals or company who are versed in heritage and business development who are willing to take on a part- time Directorship and part-time admin role with the potential for specific research projects either …

War Memorials Trust works for the protection and conservation of war memorials in the UK. The charity is seeking a Conservation Administrator with initiative and enthusiasm to join its Conservation Team which delivers and develops WMT’s conservation, advisory and grant-making activities. The post is full-time …

War Memorials Trust works for the protection and conservation of war memorials in the UK. The charity is seeking a Learning Officer with initiative, enthusiasm and experience to deliver our Learning Programme. The Programme educates young people about the history and importance of war memorials …