National Occupational Standards in
Archaeological Practice

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AK1Maintain compliance with archaeological requirements

AK1.2Process applications for compliance with statutory and policy requirements

Performance Required

This will involve:

1. Promptly acknowledging applications received and categorising accurately against statutory and policy requirements
2. Where information is insufficient for assessment purposes advising applicants of additional information needs
3. Assessing applications against relevant criteriaand selecting those which conform in most main respects for further consideration
4. Recommending applications which clearly fail to meet criteria for rejection and communicating reasons to applicants promptly
5. Subjecting potentially successful applications to further detailed evaluation and identifying and communicating any modifications required to meet policy and legislative requirements to applicants
6. Where applications raise exceptional issues, initiating appropriate consultation and investigations to inform the optimum course of action
7. Summarising accurately and making available outcome and conclusions from consultations and investigations to decision makers
8. Final decisions are justified clearly, appropriate conditions are specified and reflected accurately in an appropriate format which is communicated to applicants
9. Decision making processes are completed within the required period and in accordance with appropriate legislation and organisational procedures

Occupational Context

1. Applications relevant to the development and use of:
   • land
   • structures
   • buildings
2. Statutory and policy requirements:
   • organisational
   • local
   • national
   • international
3. Information:
   • applicant details/requirements
   • site details (physical, technical, legal)
   • existing / planned use of site (access, occupancy, activities)
   • strategic and financial information
   • contextual information
4. Information from:
   • property developers/ contractors
   • owners / occupiers
   • consultants/ researchers
5. Relevant Criteria
   • technical/ strategic
   • legal/ regulatory/ financial
   • in terms of policy and approach
6. Exceptional issues
   • eg emergencies / cultural sensitivity / legal conflict
   • exceptional to the archaeological context
   • exceptional to the processes and procedures
   • exceptional to resources, capacities, constraints, risk and potential

Knowledge Requirements

You need to know about:

Proforma of applications

• Variety and contexts
• Information required
• Legal binding
• Vital / Superfluous information
• Time taken to complete
• Types of decision criteria
• Types of conditions

Statutory and policy requirements

• According to organisations, professional institutions, local authorities and Best Practice of the discipline
• Types of exceptional circumstance warranting consultation and investigation
• Contingent strategies and recognised options modifications

Required Skills

You should demonstrate:

• Negotiation and communication skills which deal well with sensitive and exceptional situations

Evidence Required

You should provide evidence that you can process applications for compliance with statutory and policy requirements

The candidate should be questioned, based upon the documentation provided, to explore

• their ability to consult, investigate and report on exceptional circumstances

Evidence Rules

The candidate should have been involved in at least 2 contrasting sites.

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