This month, English Heritage has received its largest ever single donation. Tintagel Castle, a heritage site in Cornwall, has been raising funds to build a new footbridge that will increase access to the castle, ease congestion and help to preserve it. £2.5m, by far the largest …

The last Heritage Update contained a paragraph from the Tourism Alliance stating that their conference would be used to launch the new Tourism Deal under the Government’s Industrial Strategy. This was in error, the proposed Tourism Sector Deal is currently under formal negotiation between industry …

ICOM, the International Council of Museums, considers that over recent decades museums have radically transformed, adjusted and re-invented their principles, policies and practices, to the point where the ICOM museum definition no longer reflects the challenges and manifold visions and responsibilities. It is therefore inviting …

The revised National Planning Policy Framework was updated on 19 February 2019 and sets out the government’s planning policies for England and how these are expected to be applied. This revised Framework replaces the previous National Planning Policy Framework published in March 2012, and revised in July …

Earlier this week, the Charity Commission for England and Wales announced that it has launched a survey, in partnership with the Fraud Advisory Panel, aimed at gaining a better understanding of charities’ resilience to fraud as well as their levels of cyber security, This follows growing …

The Regulatory Policy Commission (RPC) recently released its opinion on DEFRA’s impact assessment of the Proposed regulation of the sales, distribution and marketing of house coal and wet wood. The objective of the proposal is to meet international obligations and to reduce the negative impacts …

Over the next 18 months the Government will review the formula and the way it is set using National Statistics data with a view to establish a new approach that balances the need for clarity, simplicity and transparency for local communities with the Government’s aspirations for the …

On 18th February it was announced that the government is launching a series of consultations to overhaul the waste system, cut plastic pollution, and move towards a more circular economy. The new proposals that will see large-scale changes to the way that households, businesses and manufacturers deal …

The government has announced that it is backing development plans which could see more than 10,000 new homes built across England and 14,000 new jobs created by 2024/25. These plans have been brought forward through a £15million government project: The One Public Estate programme, which was launched …

The Charity Tax Group has reported that employers who pay the Apprenticeship levy can currently transfer up to 10% of their annual funds. Guidance has been updated to confirm that this will increase to 25% in April 2019. Employers can make transfers from their apprenticeship …

The Museums Association has reported that museums in England are still lagging behind other cultural sectors when it comes to workforce diversity, according to the latest statistics from Arts Council England (ACE), with little progress made year-on-year. The Arts Council’s annual diversity survey for 2017-18 showed that …

The Department for International Trade has released guidance on existing trade agreements if the UK leaves the EU without a deal The guidance covers existing UK trade agreements, changes if the UK leaves without a deal, steps businesses and organisations might need to take and other trade …