26th March 2010, 10:51 AM
"necessary to seek the advice of appropriately qualified and experienced individuals or organisations"
Wording in official documents is often left vague, as very specific language can essentially hamstring unforeseen interpretations later, requiring redrafting of the document.
Reading this, a council would have to show that it has used appropriately qualified staff - which would essentially mean someone with knowledge of planning and archaeology, with some form of experience, hence probably curators. A council wouldn't be able to draft in "Bob" from the local job centre as he wouldn't have the "appropriate qualifications".
Its difficult not to get caught up with vague interpretations in legal type documents, but often you need to look at general descriptions rather than specific "job titles". PPS5 was never going to specifically mention a "curator"
Wording in official documents is often left vague, as very specific language can essentially hamstring unforeseen interpretations later, requiring redrafting of the document.
Reading this, a council would have to show that it has used appropriately qualified staff - which would essentially mean someone with knowledge of planning and archaeology, with some form of experience, hence probably curators. A council wouldn't be able to draft in "Bob" from the local job centre as he wouldn't have the "appropriate qualifications".
Its difficult not to get caught up with vague interpretations in legal type documents, but often you need to look at general descriptions rather than specific "job titles". PPS5 was never going to specifically mention a "curator"