Recent Forum statements and responses
Forum letter to Greg Clark re cuts to archaeology services and need for DCLG direction to local planning authorities(4 October 2011).
Forum letter to John Penrose about the value of archaeology services (15 September 2011).
Why Local Authorities need an Archaeologist has been produced by the Forum setting out the value of local government archaeological services. England's local authorities currently enjoy access to a comprehensive network of archaeology advisors with an impressive array of specialist skills in the built, buried, coastal and marine historic environment. This paper marshalls the arguments for resisting the cuts that currently threaten local services.
Forum response to Defra consultation on the Marine Policy Statement UK (12 October 2010).
Forum response to DCMS consultation on the HMS Victory 1744: Options for managing the wreck site (30 June 2010).
Forum response to the Preconsultation by Defra on the Draft UK Marine Policy Statement (7 May 2010).
Forum response to the consultation by Defra on the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (22 January 2010).
Forum response to the Policy Statement on Regional Strategies and Guidance on establishment of Leaders' Boards (30 September 2009).
Forum response to CLG on the consultation on draft PPS15: Planning for the Historic Environment and the draft Historic Environment Planning Practice Guide (29 October 2009).
Forum response to English Heritage on the consultation on draft PPS15: Planning for the Historic Environment and the draft Historic Environment Planning Practice Guide (29 October 2009).
Forum response to the Cadw Welsh Assembly Government consultation on Conservation Principles, Policies and Guidance for the sustainable management of the historic environment in Wales (29 October 2009).
Forum response to the Defra consultation on coastal change policy (25 September 2009).
Forum response to the Defra consultation on secondary legislation for England and Wales under the Marine and Coastal Access Bill: Part 4 Marine Licensing (22 September 2009).
Forum response to the National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence)(Culture and other fields) Order 2009 (3 September 2009).
Preliminary Forum response to the CLG and English Heritage draft Policy Planning Statement 15 and draft Planning Practice Guide (14 August 2009).
Forum response to the Historic Scotland consultation on the Ancient Monuments and Listed Buildings (Amendment)(Scotland) Bill (14 August 2009).
Forum response to the Government's draft legislative programme: Heritage Protection Bill (31 July 2009).
Forum response to the CLG consultation on the draft PPS4: Planning for prosperous economies (27 July 2009).
Forum response to the consultation on the Defra draft flood and water management bill (23 July 2009).
Forum response to the Scottish Planning Policy (SPP) consultation (22 June 2009).
Forum response to the consultation on pre-application and application procedures for nationally significant infrastructure projects (19 June 2009).
Forum response to the consultation on the transposition of EC INSPIRE Directive 2007/2/EC into UK Law (22 May 2009).
Forum response to the consultation by the Church of England, English Heritage and the Ministry of Justice on the formation of a new advisory panel on the archaeology of human burials in England (30 April 2009).
Forum response to the draft Planning Policy Statement: Eco-towns consultation (27 April 2009).
Forum response to the DECC consultation on Severn Tidal Power Feasibility Study (23 April 2009).
Forum response to the CLG consultation on list of statutory consultees for National Policy Statements (16 April 2009).
Forum response to Natural England's consultation 'Future landscapes: draft policy' (27 March 2009).
Forum response to the DCMS consultation World Heritage for the Nation: identifying, protecting and promoting our world heritage (23 February 2009).
Forum submission to the Welsh Sustainability Committee relating to the Inquiry into the Marine Bill (29 January 2009).
Forum statement on heritage protection reform following the Queen's Speech (3 December 2008).
Forum response to BERR consultation Towards a nuclear national policy statement: strategic siting assessment process and siting criteria for new nuclear power stations in the UK (11 November 2008).
Forum response to Defra Draft Guidance Notes on Part 4 of the Marine Bill: marine conservation zones (4 September 2008).
Forum response to the consultation on the protection of World Heritage Sites (22 August 2008).
Forum response to DCMS Committee's Report on the draft Heritage Protection Bill (8 August 2008).
Forum response to the DEFRA consultation on future priorities for the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund April 2008-March 2011 (28 April 2008).
Forum response to DCLG on the Planning White Paper Planning for a sustainable future(16 August 2007).
Forum response to Simon Thurley on the Historic Environment Enabling Programme (July 2007).
Forum response to CMS and Cadw on the heritage protection white paper Heritage protection for the 21st century (31 May 2007)
Forum response to the Manchester Museum consultation on its policy on human remains (Nov 2006)
Forum response to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee Inquiry 'Caring for our Collections' (Sept 2006)
Forum response to SHEP 1 Scotland's Historic Environment (23 June 2006)
Forum response to the HLF consultation, Our Heritage, Our Future (21 February 2006).
The Forum has responded to the House of Commons Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee inquiry on Protecting, preserving, and making accessible our nation's heritage (January 2006): Letter and Evidence
Response sent from Forum member to DCMS in response to the Secretary of State's discussion paper on 'Better places to live' (May 2005)
Forum response to DCHAM consultation on protecting maritime heritage (July 2004)
Forum response to DCMS consultation on the future of ecclesiastical exemption in England (May 2004)
Forum response to the Draft Management Plan for The Wash Estuary System (2004)
Forum response to the English Heritage consultation on Heritage Counts 2003 (Feb 2004)
Forum response to the APPAG headline proposals (September 2003)
Forum initial response to the APPAG report (May 2003)
Forum response to DEFRA consultation on the review of agri-environment schemes: second consultation - framework document (Feb 2003)
Forum response to the President of the European Community on the lack of reference to sustainability in the proposed draft European Union constitution (January 2003)
Forum response to the Government's Planning Green Paper (March 2002)
Forum submission to the All Party Parliamentary Archaeology Group (January 2002)
Forum response to Baroness Anelay on the Second Reading of the National Heritage Bill (Oct 2001)
Archaeology at the hustings (14 March 2001) - a transcript of a meeting held by the Forum on 14 March 2001, at the Society of Antiquaries of London, when senior politicians from the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat political parties spoke to an invited group of archaeologists and gave their views on a wide range of issues relating to archaeology and the historic environment.