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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and predecessors: Historic Buildings:...
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| Reference | PF 297 |
|---|---|
| Title | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and predecessors: Historic Buildings: Registered Files (HSD series) |
| Date | 1969-2006 |
| Description | This series contains records relating to the development of legislation; relationships with UNESCO, the Council of Europe, the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England and other heritage organisations; papers relating to the Historic Hospitals taskforce; heritage policy across a variety of issues, including monument protection, listed building policies, sustainable communities, street furniture, tourism and historic gardens, as well as proposals for world heritage sites. |
| Related material | |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department | HSD |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Creator |
Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 1997-2017 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, 2017 Department of National Heritage, 1992-1997 Department of the Environment, 1970-1997 |
| Physical description | 386 file(s) |
| Access conditions | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition |
From 2024 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport |
| Custodial history | Department for the Environment 1992; Department of National Heritage 1992-1997; Department for Culture, Media and Sport 1997-2017; Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 2017-present. |
| Administrative/ biographical background | In 1992 policy responsibility for heritage matters was transferred to the Department for National Heritage from the Department of the Environment. In October 1994 responsibility for the Conservation Unit (a specialist team which advised government on the upkeep of the historic fabric of their buildings) was transferred from the Department of the Environment to the Department for National Heritage. |
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