Built Environment Forum Scotland
(BEFS) is the strategic intermediary body for Scotland’s historic environment
sector, bringing together voluntary and professional non-governmental
organisations that operate at national and local levels. BEFS sees the
intermediary role as having four dimensions: network support, facilitation,
policy development and organisational development.
As an umbrella organisation, BEFS informs, mediates and advocates on
strategic issues and policies affecting the historic and contemporary
built environment. BEFS places the historic environment at the core of its
strategy, whilst recognising an ongoing need to advocate on behalf of
good contemporary architecture and place-making. BEFS promotes the
historic environment as a way of informing mainstream built environment
policy.
How does BEFS work?
Through its membership, working groups, workshops, website and social
media platforms, BEFS provides a hub for debate and discussion on matters
relating to the historic and built environments. Issues are discussed and
views presented to the Scottish Government and its executive agencies,
both in response to formal consultations and as part of ongoing dialogue.
BEFS is enjoying growing support and encouragement from a range of
partners in the third, private and public sectors to stimulate debate and
thinking about long-term aspirations for Scotland.
We are grateful to Historic Scotland for their ongoing support.