Chartered Institute for Archaeologists 2023

18 G U I DA N C E F O R C L I E N T S CIfA strongly recommends the use of a CIfA Registered Organisation and ideally a CIfA-accredited archaeologist. ©Wessex Archaeology REGULATION AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT PROCEDURES If a CIfA-accredited archaeologist or Registered Organisation does not meet the standards set, we have a professional conduct process in place. This process and its sanctions underpin CIfA’s primary function of public and consumer protection. Anyone may raise a professional conduct allegation if they believe that a CIfA-accredited archaeologist or a Registered Organisation has failed to comply with the CIfA Code of conduct or regulations of the institute, identifying the relevant principle(s) and rule(s) that they believe to have been breached. All cases need supporting evidence to proceed. CIfA will not get involved in contractual or professional disputes other than allegations of misconduct, except where parties have agreed to be subject to its arbitration scheme. You can find further guidance about regulation and professional conduct on our website at https://bit.ly/35d8RGx . PROCUREMENT You may wish to procure your archaeologist through direct appointment, competitive tender or other means. It is important that you are clear in any invitation to tender how offers for archaeological services will be judged (fee only, quality only, quality and fee, fee and initial project design), bearing in mind that offers which do not specify exactly how the work will be delivered could exclude major components and thereby present a risk to your project. If you need archaeological work to be carried out, CIfA strongly recommends the use of a CIfA Registered Organisation and ideally a CIfA-accredited archaeologist. Access our online Professional Registers here: https://bit. ly/2RJLL7o and see more information on page19 opposite. Check that the archaeologist or organisation you approach has worked ▪ at the local/regional/national/international level – whichever is appropriate to your project ▪ on projects that deliver similar archaeological conditions and outcomes to your project ▪ in a multi-disciplinary design team, if required for your project ▪ at project level, and can report to a project team in a way that will be understood ▪ to professional standards across their portfolio ▪ within project communication and reporting structures that are similar to yours Check that the archaeologist or organisation you approach ▪ is professionally accredited by CIfA ▪ has a safety regime and up-to-date health and safety training and certification ▪ has a track record of publishing results and depositing archives ▪ has understood the historic environment in the relevant region(s) ▪ can provide personnel with appropriate professional accreditation ▪ has a business infrastructure and insurances appropriate to the type and scale of work Tell the archaeologist or organisation ▪ whether you already have a brief for their work, or if developing the brief is part of the commission ▪ what outcomes you are looking for from archaeology on your project ▪ what your budget is likely to be ▪ what the constraints are on archaeological work ▪ whether there are any risks you foresee