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This page brings together research, guidance and estimates to help government and private organisations consider the value of culture and heritage capital.
Lord Parkinson has delivered a speech to members of the heritage sector at the annual Heritage Day hosted by The Heritage Alliance.
We are inviting applications for a new Tentative List of natural, cultural and mixed sites for potential nomination for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Analysis of the Heritage questions from the Taking Part Survey
The DNH was created in 1992, to amalgamate a number of functions related to the arts, broadcasting, film, sport, architecture and historic sites, royal parks and tourism. It was replaced by DCMS in 1997.
Guidance on Inheritance Tax exemptions and reliefs policy, and Capital Gains Tax reliefs policy for national heritage property.
The Railway Heritage Committee (RHC) identifies and designates railway records and artefacts which are historically significant and should be permanently preserved and finds them a suitable home. The Committee is due to be abolished in 2013 with its designation powers...
The heritage schools programme helps teachers make effective use of local heritage resources and connects heritage providers with schools.
The Prime Minister has reappointed Dr Simon Thurley as Chair of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Mukesh Sharma has been reappointed as Northern Ireland Trustee.
The National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) saves the most outstanding parts of our heritage at risk of loss to the nation, as a memorial to those who have given their lives for the UK. NHMF is an executive non-departmental public...
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has published a 'One Year On' update, detailing Government's vision and strategy for heritage and the historic environment.
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The Heritage At Risk register is an offical statistics that aims to identify heritage assets at risk of loss, neglect,decay or development pressure; or are vulnerable to becoming so.
Using money raised through the National Lottery, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) gives grants to sustain and transform the UK’s heritage. Museums, parks, historic places, archaeology, natural environment and cultural traditions all receive investment.
Nomination forms for the UK’s new Tentative List of sites for World Heritage status. Following the publication of the list of applications …
The UK is a world leader and innovator in cultural heritage protection and has taken concrete steps to safeguard some of humanity’s most valued cultural heritage.
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