ABSTRACT
In April 1992 the new Chairman of English Heritage, Mr Jocelyn Stevens, began his term of office. A month later, following the general election, the Department of National Heritage was formed. The new Department covered a strange variety of functions, which seemed to reflect the personal interests of its first Secretary of State rather than any logical grouping. Among its responsibilities for sport, broadcasting and the arts, the new Department took over responsibility for conservation and English Heritage from the Department of the Environment. But it did not take over the DOE’s responsibilities for town and country planning, which at once posed problems for demarcation and coordination.
