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Historic England: Crime and Disorder Act 1998

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making Historic England a named body for the purposes of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
26 Feb 2025
Target answer date
3 Mar 2025
Answer
2 Apr 2025 · 35 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making Historic England a named body for the purposes of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.

  2. 3 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    Defra has made no such assessment as the Department is neither responsible for Historic England nor for the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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