9th April 2008, 12:57 PM
Just to comment: having recently been on the receiving end of an IFA inspection, I was greatly impressed by the rigour and standards they applied to their inspection of reports (and a large number of them at that). However I don't know how often RAOs are subject to this rigour, and ultimately it should come down to the county curators to apply the same standards.
Perhaps the discrepancy lies between the level and quality required by planning guidelines (can be forulaic/target driven) vs. those aspired to by the IFA (more in the interest of archaeological understanding). This is without doubt an over simplification, but perhaps if this could be addressed it may haul the standard up.
Perhaps the discrepancy lies between the level and quality required by planning guidelines (can be forulaic/target driven) vs. those aspired to by the IFA (more in the interest of archaeological understanding). This is without doubt an over simplification, but perhaps if this could be addressed it may haul the standard up.