Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck Sites (ACHWS)

Responsibility for the administration of the Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck Sites (ACHWS) was transferred from DCMS to English Heritage by the National Heritage Act 2002. The Committee was set up to advise Government in accordance with the terms of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973. The Committee covers the coastal waters of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Membership

Chairman

Mr Tom Hassall OBE

Members

Mrs Elizabeth Blackburn QC
Dr David Caldwell
Prof Michael Collins

Dr Ian Friel
Mr Nicholas Hall

Ms Jane Maddocks
Dr Colin Martin
Mr Duncan O’Donnell
Ms Suzanne Pleydell

Meeting dates

2009: 4 March, 1 July, 2 December

2010: 10 March, 7 July, 1 December (5 February - licensees' meeting)