That the Archaeological Fieldwork and Metal Detecting on Dorset Council Land Policy be adopted including the suggested amendments made by the Place and Resources Overview Committee as follows:
· Removal of the word ‘amateur’ from the policy and replacing it in some places with ‘non-professional’
· Including the following wording in bullet point 7 in paragraph 5.1 of the policy on safeguarding issues: ‘Demonstrate awareness of health and safety measures appropriate to the activity for which permission is being requested, including safeguarding, as necessary.’
· Including the following wording in point 3.1 of the policy on highway verges: ‘This policy applies to all Dorset Council land, including highways and verges
Reason for
the decision
The old metal detecting on Dorset Council farms policy is
out of date and does not include all Dorset Council land. The revised
Archaeological Fieldwork and Metal Detecting on Dorset Council Land Policy
provides an updated version.