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THE UNITED KINGDOM’S WORLD HERITAGE Review of the Tentative List of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Independent Expert Panel Report to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport March 2011  THE UNITED KINGDOM’S WORLD HERITAGE Review of the Tentative List of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Independent Expert Panel Report To the Department for Culture, Media and Sport March 2011 John Penrose MP Minister for Tourism and Heritage Department for Culture, Media and Sport 2-4 Cockspur Street LONDON SW1Y 5DH 1st March 2011 Dear Minister Report of the Expert Panel to review public applications for inclusion on the UK’s Tentative List for potential nomination for UNESCO World Heritage Status In March 2010, following extensive public consultation on the UK’s policy on World Heritage, the Minister for Heritage announced that she intended to renew the UK’s Tentative List in consultation with colleagues from the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Assembly Government. Nominations were invited from local authorities and others throughout the UK, the Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies by public advertisement. Thirty-eight nominations were received. I am pleased to submit to you the Report of the Independent Expert Panel set up in response to the invitation to review the applications and make recommendations. The Panel has met on three occasions and has recommended 11 sites for the consideration of DCMS Ministers and Colleagues from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and other Government Departments. Four sites are in England, three in Scotland, one in Wales and three in the Overseas Territories. Cultural and natural sites are represented. We believe that these sites would add greatly to this Country’s representation on the UNESCO World Heritage List, and are a significant contribution to the world’s heritage.