Ms Sophie Mason
PAUL JOHNSON
DIRECTOR OF RESOURCES &
DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Resources Directorate
ICT and Information Governance
Council House
Manor Square,
Solihull West Midlands B91 3QB
www.solihull.gov.uk
Our Ref: 5298988
Please ask for: Teresa Evans
Date: 27 November 2019
Dear Ms Mason
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Further to your request for information that we received on 11 November 2019,
please find our response below. You asked:
As part of Civic Voice's ongoing Big Conservation Conversation campaign, we
are undertaking research across England to ascertain how many local
authorities currently have a Heritage Champion.
Heritage Champions are encouraged by Historic England as an executive
member of the council who has lead responsibility for heritage. The person is
expected to work closely with local community groups, Conservation Officers
and Planning officials.
Would you be able to provide the following information?
Are you aware of Historic England's Heritage Champion Initiative?
Yes
Does your local authority currently have an appointed Heritage Champion and
if so, when were they appointed?
No, however the previous Champion was in role for over 5 years
Do you have the name and contact details of the Heritage Champion?
Not applicable
If you do not have a Heritage Champion, do you have any plans to appoint
such a person?
The elected member that was formerly our Heritage Champion did not
stand for re-election. In the New Year we will be discussing the option to
canvass interest in the role from other Councillors.
We trust this information is of interest and assistance. However, if you are dissatisfied
with the response you have received and wish to request a review of our decision or
make a complaint about how your request has been handled under the legislation,
you should write to the following address or reply to the email to which this letter is
attached:
Corporate Information Governance Manager
Resources Directorate
ICT and Information Governance
Council House, Manor Square
Solihull, West Midlands
B91 3QB
Your request for an internal review should be submitted to us within 20 working days
of receipt by you of this response. Any requests received after this time will be
considered at the discretion of the Corporate Information Governance Manager.
If having exhausted the review process you are not content that your request or
review has been dealt with correctly, you have a further right of appeal to the
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO will not
make a decision until you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the
council. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Telephone: 0303 123 1113 (local rate) or 01625
545 745 (
national rate). Website: www.ico.org.uk.
Yours sincerely
Teresa Evans
Corporate Information Governance Officer
Corporate Information Governance Team