AM's worry over future of body
A SWANSEA AM has called on the Welsh Government to keep the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales as an independent body.
Peter Black, Welsh Lib Dem spokesman on heritage, was speaking as part of the debate on the Welsh Government's Historic Environment Strategy.
He said he was concerned ministers were considering merging the Royal Commission with Cadw.
Mr Black said: "The Royal Commission is a specialist body involved in investigation and record. There is concern that if a merger takes place then that role could be diluted."
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Mr Black said it would also mean the Royal Commission would lose its charitable status
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by Dooyah
Thursday, October 25 2012, 10:53AM
“The Report:
'Operating models analysis for services provided by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales'
provides a less alarmist recommendation that the new merged body be given charitable status.
"The recommended option is to maintain the flexibility to move towards a unified WGSB charity in the longer term by building on the existing model with strengthened charity status, a new identity and shared accommodation. This would entail:
1. Modernising governance from a Royal Commission to a registered WGSB charity (equivalent to NMW and NLW) under a new title, enabling key savings and attracting additional funding;
2. Realigning the three national collections to facilitate joint working and pursue capital investment for co-location with the National Library;
3. Enhancing the strategic partnerships between the Commission, Cadw and other delivery bodies to coordinate work programmes and transfer functions if appropriate;
4. Consolidating the statutory role of the NMRW and the Commission's existing copyright privileges through the Heritage Bill;
5. Developing shared record systems as recommended by the Chitty Report for the NMRW and the Welsh Archaeological Trusts, exploiting and building on the Commission's existing robust information services.
The recommended option can be implemented relatively swiftly and simply with minimum cost and risk. Other options could not, and they would require thorough independent risk assessments, public consultation and detailed legal, financial and business planning.
Moving the responsibilities of the Commission into the third sector as a charitable body gives the potential in the future for evolution of a continuously more efficient, effective and sustainable structure for the whole sector. In working alongside Cadw and CyMAL in partnership in the tough times to come this flexible structure is likely to present real benefits in meeting the needs of the historic environment and archive sectors."
Link: http://tinyurl.com/94qsj8n”