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| Having followed up the initial response I got from the Secretary of State, Margaret Hodge, my MP has forwarded another response after I asked if ITV will be informed that they should have asked for Scheduled Monument Consent for the filming on the Long Man. It is quite encouraging. This is the substantive section of the response: "Following my letter to you of 22 August, English Heritage wrote to (name) concerning the potential impact on the monument of the filming and associated activities. English Heritage also set out why it believes that there are insufficient grounds for a prosecution to take place under the terms of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. I enclose a copy of this letter for your information. I understand that the production team involved in the making of the programme have already been informed that they should have obtained prior Scheduled Monument Consent. However, I agree that all concerned should be left in no doubt about their responsibilities in respect of our archaeological heritage. I have therefore asked English Heritage to write to ITV to help avoid a repetition of these events in the future. Ensuring that the heritage protection system is accessible and inclusive, while providing an appropriate degree of protection to sites such as The Long Man of Wilmington and the Cerne Abbas Giant, is one of the core themes of the reform programme set out by Government earlier this year in Heritage Protection for the 21st Century. We are currently considering responses to this paper with the aim of publishing a draft Bill in the next session." Reply | with quote |  26th October 2007ce 20:33 3 replies: Re: Secretary of State to ensure ITV are reprimanded (tjj) Re: Secretary of State to ensure ITV are reprimanded (Littlestone) Re: Secretary of State to ensure ITV are reprimanded (tjj) |
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