Heritage Counts is prepared by English Heritage on behalf of the Historic Environment Review Executive Committee and the Regional Historic Environment Forums. Heritage Counts provides decision-makers with the data and information they need to make informed choices about the historic environment. It also highlights any key changes in the sector over the past year. The national report contains information on:

• Historic assets
• Historic assets at risk
• Planning consents
• Funding in the historic sector
• Employment and skills
• Economic and social benefits (participation, volunteering, education, regeneration, community cohesion)

This year Heritage Counts outlines how the historic environment sector is meeting the challenges of climate change, actions taken include:

• Undertaking high-quality research deepening our understanding of how to make historic buildings more energy efficient
• Using renewable energy sources within the historic enviornment without harming its character
• Adaptation to climate change and securing the historic environment for future generations
• Biofuels and the management of ths historic environment
• Mitigation solutions which reduce the sector’s cabon emmissions

Heritage Counts 2007

In addition to regular features Heritage Counts 2007 included topics as follows:

• Description of the impact of the Heritage White Paper, Planning White Paper and other major policy developments for the historic environment
• Reviewed the meaning and use of indicators for the historic environment since the first Heritage Counts in 2003
• Workforce for the historic environment in terms of availability of people with relevant skills and occupations and provision of training
• Highlighted the role of learning and the historic environment, through projects such as Engaging Places, and the potential for positive impacts on young people’s attitudes and behaviour; and skills, knowledge and educational attainment.
• Research reports on attending heritage sites and review of research on values and benefits of heritage

Heritage Counts 2006

In addition to regular features Heritage Counts 2006 included topics as follows:

• Characteristics of participation and removing barriers to participation in the historic environment
• Involvement in decision-making to do with the historic environment
• Role of the voluntary sector in the historic environment
• Research reports on heritage television viewing, voluntary organisations in the historic environment sector, and local authority consultation on planning