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Historic England inherited English Heritage's position as the UK government's statutory adviser and a statutory consultee on all aspects of the historic environment and its heritage assets. This includes archaeology on land and underwater, historic buildings sites and areas, designated landscapes and
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The Secretary of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport appoints members of the Commission, which is the governing board of the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England and oversees the work of Historic England. Since September 2023, the chair of the Commission is
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Providing expertise through advice, training and guidance to improve the standards and skills of people working in heritage, practical conservation and access to resources. In 2009–2010 it trained around 200 professionals working in local authorities and the wider
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Giving grants to national and local organisations for the conservation of historic buildings, monuments and landscapes. In 2013/14 over £13 million worth of grants were made to support heritage buildings.
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Historic England also owns the National Heritage Collection of nationally important historic sites, currently in public care. It does not run these sites as this function is instead carried out by the
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Consulting and collaborating with other heritage bodies, local and national planning organisations e.g. the preparation of the 2010 Planning Policy statement for the Historic Environment (PPS5).
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Caring for nationally important archive collections of photographs, drawings and other records which document the historic environment of England and date from the eighteenth century onwards.
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Advising central UK government on which English heritage assets are nationally important and should be protected by designation (i.e. listing, scheduling, etc.).
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from the former English Heritage, and projects linked to the archive such as Britain from Above, which saw the archive work with the
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the historic elements of the wider landscape. It monitors and reports on the state of England's heritage and publishes the annual
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images. The archive also houses various national collections, including the results of older projects, such as the
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https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/47/crossheading/historic-buildings-and-monuments-commission-for-england
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on behalf of the heritage sector; these are annual research surveys into the state of England's heritage.
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Advising local authorities on managing changes to the most important parts of heritage.
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Commissioning and conducting archaeological research, including the publication of
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Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport, Media, Civil Society and Youth
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The body is run by an executive team, led since the 2015 restructuring by
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Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
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Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
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Non-departmental public bodies of the United Kingdom government
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Public body to protect the historical environment of England
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Minister of State for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism
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to digitise, catalogue and put online 96,000 of the oldest
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Administering and maintaining the register of England's
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Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England
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Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Gambling:
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Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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English Heritage. Archived from 587:"Funding of the Arts and Heritage" 390: – Scottish government agency 364:Conservation in the United Kingdom 290:National Heritage List for England 288:. 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Non-departmental public body
Swindon
Neil Mendoza
Duncan Wilson
historicengland.org.uk
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non-departmental public body
British Government
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
listing historic buildings
ancient monuments
historic parks and gardens
National Heritage Act 1983
English Heritage
voluntary sector
English Heritage Trust
Historic England Archive
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
Aerofilms
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England
Images of England
listed buildings

Swindon

Holborn Bars
Heritage at Risk
official statistics

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