{"id":22874,"date":"2019-05-31T17:32:41","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T16:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=22874"},"modified":"2019-05-31T17:32:41","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T16:32:41","slug":"download-ihbcs-code-of-conduct-updated-design-layout-but-the-same-old-high-expectations-and-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=22874","title":{"rendered":"Download IHBC\u2019s Code of Conduct: Updated design layout, but the same old high expectations and standards"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22875 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IHBC_code_conduct.png\" alt=\"document\" width=\"300\" height=\"439\" \/>The IHBC has reissued its core professional and practice standard, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/resources\/IHBC_Code_of_Conduct.pdf\"><em>Code of Conduct<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em> in a new layout that better reflects our modern branding, while still keeping to the old, familiar &#8211; and respected \u2013 text, and its high standards and expectations.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>IHBC Secretary Jo Evans, and <em>ex officio<\/em> member\u00a0 of the IHBC\u2019s Preliminary Inquiry Panel (which assesses complaints to see if there is a case to answer) said: \u2018Members of the IHBC are required to conduct their professional activities in accordance with the institute\u2019s <em>Code of Conduct<\/em>. The <em>Code of Conduct<\/em> dictates that IHBC Members should act with competence, honesty and integrity, providing informed professional advice on behalf of the historic environment.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>IHBC Director Se\u00e1n O\u2019Reilly said: \u2018The IHBC&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/resources\/IHBC_Code_of_Conduct.pdf\">Code of Conduct<\/a> is the IHBC\u2019s \u2018Bible\u2019 and our \u201810 Commandments\u2019, all rolled into one\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The IHBC writes:<\/p>\n<p>Given the wide range of factors shaping our historic places, not all members of the IHBC will provide the same recommendations under similar circumstances. However all members are required to be able to inform and justify their advice in line with relevant professional standards.<\/p>\n<p>The IHBC\u2019s professional standards operate under the oversight of the IHBC\u2019s ruling Council. The Code of Conduct specifies the professional standards expected of IHBC members. The IHBC\u2019s Code of Conduct may be downloaded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/resources\/IHBC_Code_of_Conduct.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To lodge a complaint against the professional conduct of an IHBC member you must complete the complaint form available here (<a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/resources\/IHBC-complaints-form.docx\">MS word<\/a>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/resources\/IHBC-complaints-form.pdf\">PDF<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>This form is for situations where a complainant believes an IHBC member has acted contrary to the professional standards of the Code of Conduct and wishes to pursue an allegation of improper conduct by lodging a formal complaint.<\/p>\n<p>We do hope that before any formal complaint is made other avenues have been explored to resolve the issue and reach a settlement or understanding and the Institute is happy to help in this. Any informal queries or initial enquiries should be directed to <a href=\"mailto:admin@ihbc.org.uk\">admin@ihbc.org.uk<\/a>, or addressed to Lydia Porter at IHBC, Jubilee House, High Street, Tisbury, Wiltshire, SP3 6HA.<\/p>\n<p>See more on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/join\/page33\/index.html\">Professional Conduct in the IHBC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The IHBC\u2019s Disciplinary Regulations Summary may be downloaded <a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/resources\/IHBC---Disciplinary-Regulations-Summary---Council-Approved-March-2010.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The IHBC&#8217;s Disciplinary Process flowchart may be downloaded <a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/resources\/Disciplinary-Flowchart---12-April-2010.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/resources\/IHBC_Code_of_Conduct.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the IHBC Code of Conduct<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IHBC has reissued its core professional and practice standard, our Code of Conduct, in a new layout that better reflects our modern branding, while still keeping to the old, familiar &#8211; and respected \u2013 text, and its high standards &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=22874\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22874"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22876,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22874\/revisions\/22876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}