Department for Culture Media and Sport
Tenative List of UK World Heritage sites - review timetable.
Completion date
Milestone / decision point
December 2008
Government publishes review consultation paper
February 2009
Deadline for consultation responses
January 2010
Government publishes response to consultation
March 2010
Application forms and guidance notes published
June 2010
Deadline for tentative list applications and Expert Panel expressions of interest
July 2010
Technical Group considers draft assessment criteria
30 November - 1 December 2010
First meeting of Experts Panel (standard setting)
24 January 2011
Second meeting of Experts Panel (discussion)
17 February 2011
Third meeting of Experts Panel (agree sites)
Beginning of March
Report agreed by Experts Panel and provided to Ministers detailing potential sites for nomination
March 2011
Devolved Administration Ministers consulted
End March 2011
Tentative list of UK agreed and submitted to UNESCO