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IHBC\u2019s National Database of Listed Building Prosecutions – created in 1996 on the initiative of Bob Kindred, and now with details of hundreds of case sentences \u2013 is the \u2018go to\u2019 resource on local authority prosecutions, but its contents need continual updates, so IHBC members and networks are reminded that helping us populate the database helps conservation services do their job better.<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
IHBC\u2019s research consultant and Government Officer Bob Kindred MBE writes:<\/p>\n
Local authorities using these IHBC data resources tell us that prosecution cases were better served, and better placed in context, where our cumulative data was either known about or tapped.\u00a0 Indeed the fines levied may have better reflected the seriousness of the offences as well.<\/p>\n
Notifying the IHBC of prosecutions helps us maintain this central pillar of conservation regulation, while in collating the core data we can also obtain and input further feedback and details.\u00a0 This is especially important when the fines levied are considered low in relation to the seriousness of the offence.<\/p>\n
We can often also establish whether the LPA\u2019s legal officers and\/or the courts were aware of the Database and\/or the Historic England\u2019s Heritage Crime Guidance for Sentencers (2017), which is especially important as the latter unfortunately does not cross-refer to the former.<\/p>\n
However recently several case outcomes have been added to the IHBC\u2019s Database from sources other than the local planning authority, as the Institute had not been notified direct.\u00a0 It is possible that key council officers were unaware of the database, so we want to encourage all IHBC networks to raise awareness of the need\u00a0 to alert myself, and the IHBC\u2019s National Database of Listed Building Prosecutions, of any local developments.<\/p>\n
Data, as far as possible in the format used in the on line resource, should be forwarded by e-mail to Bob Kindred at research@ihbc.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n The resource\u00a0 is accessible on-line on the Resources webpage<\/a> and \u00a0and view the Prosecutions DB<\/a><\/p>\n The prosecution data and supporting guidance can be found also by clicking on the relevant tabs on the webpage<\/a><\/p>\n See the database commentary<\/a><\/p>\n For more background see the NewsBlog<\/a><\/p>\n See more on LA Skills<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" IHBC\u2019s National Database of Listed Building Prosecutions – created in 1996 on the initiative of Bob Kindred, and now with details of hundreds of case sentences \u2013 is the \u2018go to\u2019 resource on local authority prosecutions, but its contents need … Continue reading