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Department for Culture Media and Sport

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historic environment

We are responsible for the identification and conservation of the historic environment in England

This comprises:

The Government’s policy regarding the historic environment is detailed in “The Historic Environment: A Force For Our Future”.

 

What's New

The draft Heritage Protection Bill has been published for pre-legislative scrutiny [April 2008]

DCMS has published the following consultation - The Governance of Britain, Flag Flying [24 July 2007]

The Department has published its Funding Agreement between the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and English Heritage. [22 November 2006]

 

    websites of interest

    English Heritage - opens new browser window English Heritage
    HLF - opens new browser window Heritage Lottery Fund
    HRP - opens new browser window

     

         		Historic Royal Palaces

    related information

    In the UK there are 58 designated wreck sites under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973

    Designated heritage assets in England include 372,038 listed building entries, 19,717 scheduled monuments, 9,374 conservation areas and 1,587 registered parks and gardens

    The UK currently has 26 World Heritage Sites of which 16 are in England, 4 in Scotland, 2 in Wales, 1 in Northern Ireland and 3 in overseas territories

    Since 1994, the Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded £3.3 in 18,000 awards

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