{"id":2122,"date":"2010-12-03T17:36:58","date_gmt":"2010-12-03T17:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=2122"},"modified":"2010-12-03T17:36:58","modified_gmt":"2010-12-03T17:36:58","slug":"whs-panel-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=2122","title":{"rendered":"WHS Panel announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/strong>The expert panel who will decide which sites go forward to be considered for nomination for World Heritage Status was today announced by Tourism and Heritage Minister John Penrose.
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\nThe independent panel of nine people, meeting for the first time today, will be chaired by Sue Davies, Chair of the United Kingdom National Commission for UNESCO\u2019s Culture Committee. They will begin the process of forming a new tentative list based on the 38 nominations put forward earlier in the year.<\/p>\n

John Penrose said: \u201cThe variety and unique nature of the UK\u2019s heritage is recognised around the world. But if we\u2019re to succeed in getting more UK sites awarded World Heritage Status we have to make sure the strength of the nominations we put forward are second to none. I\u2019m in no doubt that the expert panel chaired by Sue Davies will do a fantastic job in whittling down the list to ensure we have the very best chance of succeeding in front of UNESCO in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Once the Tentative List has been completed it will be submitted to UNESCO. Nominations from this list will then be put forward from 2012 for inclusion on the World Heritage List. It\u2019s hoped a new UK Tentative List will be completed by Spring next year.<\/p>\n

The full list of the nine panel members are:
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