Sir Laurie Magnus
Chairman, English Heritage
Heritage Champions Conference
12th November 2014
The Future of English Heritage
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Split on 1st April 2015
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The Historic Buildings &
Monuments Commission for
England remains as the umbrella
body for both
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English Heritage –
charity responsible for managing
the National Heritage Collection
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Historic England –
Non-Departmental Public Body
Heritage DOCUMENT
Champions Conference
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Historic England
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Heritage DOCUMENT
Champions Conference
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Historic England
Corporate Plan Themes
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Identification and protection
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Constructive Conservation
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Supporting owners and local authorities
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Supporting you
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New website in place of HELM
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Heritage Action Zones
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Working with Local Government
Association
Heritage DOCUMENT
Champions Conference
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Local Authority Resources
Heritage Champions
conference
DOCUMENT
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Making the Most of Your Heritage Assets
 Local Government
Association and English
Heritage joint publication,
July 2013
 Work with us to find new,
innovative solutions
Heritage Champions
conference
DOCUMENT
TITLE
Championing history and the
historic environment
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A national capital asset
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Inter-generational
responsibility
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Heritage Counts
Heritage DOCUMENT
Champions Conference
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Heritage Champions
 How can Historic
England further
support you?
 You make a huge
impact on your local
historic environment
 Thank you for all your
efforts
Heritage Champions
conference
DOCUMENT
TITLE
Heritage Champions Conference – Chairman’s speech
1. Welcome SLIDE 1
Importance of Heritage Champions
• Standing up for historic environment in your area
• Thank you for your efforts
• We want to support you. Purpose of conference
• 70% level of representation in local authorities – need more!
2. Future of EH SLIDE 2
• Division into two w.e.f 1/4/2015
• Transfer of care of properties to charity
o Not privatisation
o Operating Licence
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£80m form Government
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Break even target in 8 years
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Freedom to fundraise
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Escape from procurement/annularity
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Volunteering
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More commercial focus
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End of conflicts
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Exemplar for others: confident it will work
3. New Dawn for Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission SLIDE 3
• Re branded as Historic England
• Holds Charity to account: still owner of last resort
• Focusses on role as NDPB
o Funded by government in main
o Provider of services to charity and others
• Teams continue mainly as before
o Designation
o Planning advice (Grade 1 and 2*)
o Grant making
o Research/guidance – on new website
o Identification
o Heritage at Risk
o Heritage Angels
o Archive
o NHPP – now Heritage 2020
4. Corporate Plan Themes – drawn from Heritage 2020 (consultation closes today)
SLIDE 4
• Identification and Protection
• Constructive Conservation
• Supporting owners and local authorities
• Supporting You
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Website in place of HELM Website
Historic England newsletter
Sign up on line
Supporting you as a top priority
Heritage Action Zones (places under most development pressure)
Working with LGA
Councillor Ian Stephens
Chairman of Culture, Tourism and Sport Board
Redirection of Resources SLIDE 5
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26% drop in archaeological specialist advisors
35% drop in conservation specialist advisers
Regional variation
Working with LGA and individual local authorities to find solutions to improve
services
6. 2013 July EH/LGA Publication SLIDE 6
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2013 July EH/LGA publication “Making the Most of your Heritage Assets”
Case studies of reduced budgets
Innovative Solutions - shared services
o No one size fits all solutions
o Joint events with LGA to share best practice
o Our local engagement advisers are here today and here to help
7. Championing History and Historic Environment SLIDE 7
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Never more important
Name Heritage missed out from government:
o Had from 1992 Dept of National Heritage, which became Dept of
Culture, Media and Sport in 1997
o Missed opportunity to get heritage back in the title in 2010
Embarrassed by one of our only natural asset
o What else do we have?
 Coal
 Oil
 Shale gas?
Creativity and Heritage: All linked
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“New Ideas in Old Buildings”
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SME’s drive growth
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Creativity comes in attractive surroundings
Part of Our Capital
The Case for Heritage
o 2% of GDP (tourism and construction)
o 750,000 employees/450,000 volunteers)
o More to life than GDP
 Wellbeing (which Heritage Counts will show)
 Sense of nation and community
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 Environmental welfare
o Lifts spirits
o Inter-generational equity
 How will successors judge us
Put the H back: DCHMS!!
8. Salute Heritage Champions SLIDE 8
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You matter so much in this
Tell us what you think
Share views with each other and your experiences
A huge thank you – you have helped to fly the flag