Rob et al,
Some of us are already in the private sector :p
I still don't charge here, despite being reduced to a 4 day week, because as part of the planning/development management department I can only charge if
the rest of the department charges for the same type of information (i.e. pre-application advice), and both the elected members and executive officers are strongly opposed to introducing pre-application charges - and as the partner/client of the Council we
cannot go against their wishes. I also avoided charging in the past as the HER wasn't too well developed and updated, but that isn't true anymore.
For what it's worth, I do think that there should be a nationally set charge with a choice of whether to charge or not, both to reduce pressure on staff
to justify their charging levels and to give a more coordinated appearance to the profession.
Hugh
Hugh Winfield
Archaeologist and Historic Environment Record Officer
Development Management
Origin One, Origin Way
Europarc, Grimsby
North East Lincolnshire
DN37 9TZ
Tel: (01472) 32 3586 Fax: (01472) 32 4216
Access maps of the Archaeological and Historic sites, buildings and monuments in North East Lincolnshire here:
http://isharemaps.nelincs.gov.uk/mynelc.aspx
Hi all,
I thought I might add my tuppence to the debate. As I’m sure the majority of us are aware, in the present financial and political climate local authorities
are radically re-evaluating how services are delivered and funded. Authorities are seriously questioning the fundamentals of service delivery:
a)
Should services be subsidised by those who do not use them?
b)
Where possible services will be cost neutral; service users should expect to pay.
c)
Who can deliver the service most (cost) effectively?
d)
Do we have to provide the service?
Over the next few years I think we will see a much more diverse range of organisations providing HE services, including the private sector. And, although
it will be the role of these organisations to provide HE information and advice, it will not be seen as the Local Authority’s business rate or council tax payer’s responsibility to fund that service (unless they are a service user). Unfortunately, I suspect
that charging will become more prevalent and charges higher. For example, you might like to take a look at some of the charges now levied for pre-application planning advice for comparison:
https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/environment_and_planning/planning/planning_application_advice/pre-application_advice.aspx
£40 p/hr is beginning to look a bargain ;)
Best wishes
Rob
Rob Edwards
Historic Environment Records Officer
Cheshire
Archaeology Planning Advisory Service
Tel: 01244 973667
Email:
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Location:
The Forum, Chester, Cheshire,
CH1 2HS.
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