Heritage Champions

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Dear Maldon District Council,

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?

• Does your local authority currently have an appointed Heritage Champion and if so, when were they appointed?

• Do you have the name and contact details of the Heritage Champion?

• If you do not have a Heritage Champion, do you have any plans to appoint such a person?

Yours faithfully,

Sophie Mason
Finance & Administration Officer
Civic Voice

Charlotte Elderton, Maldon District Council

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Reference: FOI-169173923
Date of request: 21/01/2020
Title of request: Freedom of Information - Heritage Champions

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Dear Sophie

In answer to these questions:

• 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?

This position now goes to whoever is the Chairman of the Council; currently Cllr Bob Boyce, or his representative from May 2019.

• Do you have the name and contact details of the Heritage Champion?

Cllr Bob Boyce

• If you do not have a Heritage Champion, do you have any plans to appoint such a person?

Kind regards

Maldon District Council

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Tim Howson, Maldon District Council

Dear Sophie Mason,

 

Thank for your Freedom of Information Request regarding Heritage
Champions, send by email on 21/01/2020. In answer to your questions:

 

Yes, Maldon District Council is aware of Historic England’s Heritage
Champion Initiative.

 

In 2008 Maldon District Council decided that whoever was the current chair
of its Planning and Licensing Committee would also be the Council’s
‘Heritage Representative’. In 2019 Maldon District Council’s committee
system was reorganised which involved the cessation of the Planning and
Licensing Committee. The Heritage Representative role now sits with
whoever is the Chairman of the Council. This is currently Cllr Bob Boyce.

 

Cllr Bob Boyce can be contacted via email [1][email address]
.

 

I hope this answers your questions, but please do not hesitate to contact
me if you have further queries.

 

Kind regards,

 

Tim Howson IHBC

Specialist – Conservation and Heritage

 

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