21st January 2005, 01:14 PM
Fine, so a dodgy unit will get heavily monitored but does this really acheive anything for persistant offenders? Appart from fines etc to developers is their anything that can be done about the individual unit? We all know that most developers want any archaeological work out of the way as cheaply and as quickly as possible and their are units who rely on this and do keep getting jobs because they see that nothing material can really be done to them.
While I agree that monitors need to be able to use sanctions against developers is it much good when they can't do anything about the actual units? Surely an [u]archaeolocical </u>monitor should be able to do something about units who consistently don't keep up standards /practices.
When developers are fined etc do they see the unit/ contractor also being penalised? Or do the same names reapear when they next have to have archaeology done? Is it any wonder that many developers are antagonistic to us?
While I agree that monitors need to be able to use sanctions against developers is it much good when they can't do anything about the actual units? Surely an [u]archaeolocical </u>monitor should be able to do something about units who consistently don't keep up standards /practices.
When developers are fined etc do they see the unit/ contractor also being penalised? Or do the same names reapear when they next have to have archaeology done? Is it any wonder that many developers are antagonistic to us?