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The Antonine Wall Management Plan 2013-18 - Glasgow City Council

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chapter two<br />

Requirement for a<br />

<strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong><br />

2.1 <strong>The</strong> UK has obligations under the World<br />

Heritage Convention (WHC) in relation to<br />

the effective management of World Heritage<br />

Sites which require that every Site has an<br />

appropriate management structure in<br />

place. Although <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>s are not<br />

a statutory requirement in the UK, national<br />

policy encourages their use as best practice.<br />

As working documents they should follow<br />

the advice in the ‘Operational Guidelines for<br />

the Implementation of the World Heritage<br />

Convention’ and should be regularly reviewed,<br />

evaluated, monitored and updated.<br />

2.2 <strong>The</strong> key purpose of a <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong><br />

is to provide a framework for the overall<br />

management of the WHS in a manner specific to<br />

its character and needs to ensure maintenance<br />

of its Outstanding Universal Value. <strong>The</strong> plan’s<br />

aims and objectives are thus based on an<br />

analysis of the Site’s significance and the issues<br />

which currently affect it, ensuring that solutions<br />

are identified to Site specific problems. A<br />

<strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> is, therefore, a means by<br />

which a Site can demonstrate to the United<br />

National Educational, Scientific and Cultural<br />

Organisation (UNESCO) that it has adequate<br />

management mechanisms in place to ensure<br />

the Site’s conservation for future generations.<br />

2.3 <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>s depend, for their<br />

effectiveness, on consensus and commitment<br />

from the key Partners and stakeholders. For this<br />

reason the <strong>Antonine</strong> <strong>Wall</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> will<br />

be endorsed by those bodies and individuals<br />

responsible for its implementation. This plan<br />

will be the framework for long-term detailed<br />

decision making on the conservation and<br />

enhancement of the WHS and the maintenance<br />

of its OUV. <strong>The</strong> plan’s vision, aims and objectives<br />

should be, wherever possible, incorporated<br />

into other relevant local guidance, plans and<br />

strategies.<br />

2.4 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Antonine</strong> <strong>Wall</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> will cover<br />

a five-year period from <strong>2013</strong> to 20<strong>18</strong> after<br />

which it will be further reviewed in line with the<br />

International <strong>Council</strong> on Monument and Sites<br />

(ICOMOS) guidance.<br />

Lilia, Rough Castle, Falkirk<br />

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