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During the 1960s there was a growing awareness of the rate at which archaeological sites were being damaged or destroyed and a need for the information amassed by the Royal Commissions and the OS to be available to the local-authority planning system. The Committee of Enquiry into the Arrangements for the Protection of Field Monuments (the ['Walsh' Committee|Glossary#Walsh Committee|target='_blank'], which covered England, Wales and Scotland) recommended the strengthening of existing legislation for the protection of ancient monuments, and concluded that the local-authority system could in future play a vital part in identifying and moderating threats to the historic landscape. It recommended that county planning authorities maintain a record of field monuments and that county councils should consider appointing archaeological officers to provide professional archaeological assistance ([Walsh 1969|Bibliography#Walsh 1969|target='_blank']). Following publication of the [Walsh report|Glossary#Walsh report|target='_blank'], national networks of archaeological officers and [SMRs|Glossary#SMR|target='_blank'] began to emerge in England and Wales in the 1970s. Oxfordshire is generally credited with establishing the first SMR (Benson 1974). Similarly in 1974-75, SMRs were established in the four newly formed Welsh Archaeological Trusts thereby providing a national coverage across Wales.
During the 1960s there was a growing awareness of the rate at which archaeological sites were being damaged or destroyed and a need for the information amassed by the Royal Commissions and the OS to be available to the local-authority planning system. The Committee of Enquiry into the Arrangements for the Protection of Field Monuments (the ['Walsh' Committee|Glossary#Walsh Committee|target='_blank'], which covered England, Wales and Scotland) recommended the strengthening of existing legislation for the protection of ancient monuments, and concluded that the local-authority system could in future play a vital part in identifying and moderating threats to the historic landscape. It recommended that county planning authorities maintain a record of field monuments and that county councils should consider appointing archaeological officers to provide professional archaeological assistance ([Walsh 1969|Bibliography#Walsh 1969|target='_blank']). Following publication of the [Walsh report|Glossary#Walsh report|target='_blank'], national networks of archaeological officers and [SMRs|Glossary#SMR|target='_blank'] began to emerge in England and Wales in the 1970s. Oxfordshire is generally credited with establishing the first SMR ([Benson 1974|Bibliography#Benson 1974|target='_blank']). Similarly in 1974-75, SMRs were established in the four newly formed Welsh Archaeological Trusts thereby providing a national coverage across Wales.
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During the 1980s and 1990s, the respective government departments, Royal Commissions and national agencies were concerned with the structure, content and development of local SMRs. In England, [English Heritage|Glossary#English Heritage|target='_blank'] (and earlier the Department of the Environment (DoE)) and the RCHME) supported enhancement projects and initial computerisation based on the [AN32|Glossary#AN32|target='_blank'] recording form for scheduled monuments and the ['Superfile'|Glossary#Superfile Package|target='_blank'] database program. In 1989 the RCHME was given the lead role in respect of SMRs (continued by EH following merger) and subsequently supported fieldwork and recording projects in SMRs, and the development of data and recording standards (such as RCHME 1993). During the 1990s the RCHME assisted in the development of software for SMRs. This culminated in the launch in 1998 of an SMR software package [(Historic Buildings, Sites and Monuments Records (HBSMR))|Glossary#HBSMR|target='_blank'] jointly developed with [ALGAO|Glossary#ALGAO UK|target='_blank'] and [exeGesIS SDM Ltd|Glossary#exeGesIS SDM Ltd|target='_blank'].
During the 1980s and 1990s, the respective government departments, Royal Commissions and national agencies were concerned with the structure, content and development of local SMRs. In England, [English Heritage|Glossary#English Heritage|target='_blank'] (and earlier the Department of the Environment (DoE)) and the RCHME) supported enhancement projects and initial computerisation based on the [AN32|Glossary#AN32|target='_blank'] recording form for scheduled monuments and the ['Superfile'|Glossary#Superfile Package|target='_blank'] database program. In 1989 the RCHME was given the lead role in respect of SMRs (continued by EH following merger) and subsequently supported fieldwork and recording projects in SMRs, and the development of data and recording standards (such as [RCHME and ACAO 1993|Bibliography#RCHME and ACAO 1993|target='_blank']). During the 1990s the RCHME assisted in the development of software for SMRs. This culminated in the launch in 1998 of an SMR software package [(Historic Buildings, Sites and Monuments Records (HBSMR))|Glossary#HBSMR|target='_blank'] jointly developed with [ALGAO|Glossary#ALGAO UK|target='_blank'] and [exeGesIS SDM Ltd|Glossary#exeGesIS SDM Ltd|target='_blank'].
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