The Alliance is delighted to announce that Henry Russell OBE has been appointed as our new Parliamentary Liaison Officer.
Henry, who represents the RICS Conservation Forum on our Spatial Planning Advocacy Group (SPAG), is Course Director for the postgraduate course in Conservation of the Historic Environment at the College of Estate Management, Reading. Among other heritage commitments he is also Chairman of Gloucester Diocesan Advisory Committee.
Henry’s work will be complemented with additional support from Dr Sarah McCarthy. Sarah is Secretary of CBA London and is a freelance consultant with a PhD in Public Archaeology.
Henry and Sarah will start immediately (Monday 21 February) to bring Alliance concerns over the Localism Bill to the attention of parliamentarians and others as the Bill progresses towards Royal Assent. They will also be developing the Alliance’s response on the National Planning Policy Framework.