POLICY DOCUMENTS:

the link below will take you to the "World Heritage for the Nation" page where you can click on the different links that show you the policies they offer.

http://www.culture.gov.uk/reference_library/consultations/6608.aspx

POLICY OBJECTIVES:

*UK’s approach to World Heritage
*Costs and benefits of World Heritage status
*Management
*Protection and funding of sites
*Future nominations.
*UNESCO

REGULATORY BODIES:

English Heritage is a non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom government. It is currently sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.English Heritage has a considerable degree of power and access to public money derived from taxation. At some of its properties it charges admission fees to supplement its government funding. In 2007/08 it generated income of £49 million, received government grants of £137 million and spent £172 million.

There are a number of other sources of funding for English heritage Sites. For example, since 1997 the Heritage Lottery Fund has provided more than £287 million for World Heritage projects, benefitting 20 out of the 28 UK sites. The Government also provides considerable advice and support to site managers, some "grant" aid for conservation work is also available. Different types of funding to explore are sponsorships and setting up friends’ organisations are great ways generating income.

http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2010-02-22a.249.0


CHANGES IN POLICY:

* UK wide protection, support, research, guidance and funding in relation to climate change and the historic environment is being developed and progressed, and is being shared across the UK, through the heritage agencies and bodies working together.
* The Government is working with site managers to develop clear Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for all UK World Heritage Sites as a basis for future management and protection.
* The Government wants policies for the protection of World Heritage Sites to be introduced into Local Development Plan or Local Development Framework as soon as possible.
* They want a wide range of stakeholders to become involved in different aspects of managing a site, both to look after the site and promote the benefits it can offer.
* Government would like to see more international links between sites.