“The English Heritage 'New Model' Programme” APM London branch event 28th January 2016 Holborn Bars, London Presented by Caroline Crewe Read

1. apm.org.uk

2. A ‘New Model’ for English
Heritage
Caroline Crewe-Read
Head of Corporate Projects and Programmes
Historic England
28 January 2016

3. Outline
 Background
 Drivers for change
 Change programme
 Approach
 Key lessons
 Role of
stakeholders

4. English Heritage: a brief history

5. English Heritage: a brief history
 1882 & 1913: Ancient Monuments Acts
 1930s growth in the collection to 273 sites
 Division of responsibility with the National Trust
 1970s: 5.5 million visitors to sites in England
 1983: collection transferred to the Historic Buildings and
Monuments Collection for England (English Heritage)

6. English Heritage: its role
England’s heritage
Research
Planning
Listing
Heritage at Risk
Advice to Government
National Heritage
Collection
420 sites and monuments
Public access
Interpretation
Education

17. The ‘New Model’: background
Drivers for change:
2010 Government Spending Review
Conservation backlog across sites and properties
Barriers – internal and external
Precedents set

18. The ‘New Model’: concept
New governance model:
Charity operating under the name of English Heritage to
care for the National Heritage Collection
Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for
England to continue to deliver heritage protection and
planning services under the name Historic England

19. Historic Building and Monuments Commission for England
Secretary of State, DCMS
English Heritage Trust
(independent charity)
National Heritage Collection
Planning, Protection,
Government Advice,
Conservation and Archive
Services
Shared Services
Operating as
Historic England
Property Licence & Operating Agreement
Shared Services Agreement
Funding Agreement

20. The ‘New Model’: concept
Government investment:
One off lump sum of £80m to invest in repairs and
enhancements to the National Heritage Collection
• Addressing priority conservation defects
• Investment in improved facilities and interpretation

22. The ‘New Model’:
benefits-led vision
 For English Heritage:
• Name and brand retained
• Conservation backlog
addressed
• Capital investment in
properties
• Greater freedoms attained
• Longer term planning and self-
sufficiency within 8 years

23. The ‘New Model’: benefits-led vision
 For Historic England:
• Clear focus and purpose and new brand identity
• Increased engagement opportunities with general public
• More responsive service to owners and developers
• Unchanged statutory duties and responsibilities
• Sites in National Heritage Collection remain in public ownership

24. Overarching timescales
 2013-15 Implementation
 2015-23 Benefits
realization

25. Implementation: Success Criteria
 To split English Heritage into two organisations
 To establish a charity to take management of the
National Heritage Collection and take receipt of
£80 Government investment
 To establish a new identity for the remaining
functions

26. Governance and Approach
 Co-directed change
 Ultimate responsibility for success lay with
DCMS
 Responsibility for implementation and
benefits realization lay with Commission

27. New Model
Programme
Board
Charity
Project
Board
EH CEO and
Executive Board
Head of
Programme
Delivery
Historic
England
Project
Board
EH Chairman plus
Commission
representation
Executive Board
DCMS / EH
Programme Board
EH CEO and
Executive Board
DCMS SRO
DCMS Directors
and Project Team
DCMS / EH ‘project team’
EB Members
EH Head of
Programme
Delivery
EH Head of
Programme
Delivery
DCMS Project Team
English Heritage DCMS
EH CEO
EB members
EH staff
Project Managers
Commission Ministers

29. Our story: key milestones
 2012: Outline Business Case developed
 June 2013: £80m Government funding announced
 September 2013: New Model programme team in place

30. Our story: key milestones
 December 2013: Consultation launched by DCMS
 June 2014: Approval of Full Business Case by HM
Treasury
 August 2014: Ministerial approval

31. Our story: key milestones
 October 2014: Government approval published
 December 2014: Legal agreement signed
 April 2015: separation of English Heritage into Historic
England and the English Heritage Trust

32. Stakeholder Engagement
“Leading change means actively engaging stakeholders”
Managing Successful Programmes (MSP®)

33. Stakeholders: identification and
analysis
 Workshops held within English Heritage and DCMS
 Interest and influence grid
 Stakeholder management plan
 Communications plan

34. Influence and interest grid

35. Vision and Leadership
 Early engagement with key stakeholders
 Clear vision for the totality of the change
 Confident leadership throughout journey

36. Consultation
 Nature of change
required formal
and informal
consultation

37. Schedule

38. Risk Management

39. Shared Deliverables
 Consultation document
 Full Business Case approval
 Contractual Framework
 Settlement Letters
 Successful Launch

40. Business Case Approval

41. Assurance
 Internal Audit
 Major Projects Authority (MPA)
 Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA)

42. Internal stakeholders

43. Closing Remarks

44. Thank you for listening
Email: caroline.crewe-read@HistoricEngland.org.uk
Twitter: @ccreweread
LinkedIn: CarolineCreweRead