The Icon Professional Standards and Judgement & Ethics guide the professional practice of conservators
There are five Professional Standards as well as Judgement & Ethics, each of which is broken down into individual ‘criteria’ which make up the overall ‘standard’. Initially developed in 1999, the Icon Professional Standards and Judgement & Ethics have been reviewed in 2007, 2013 and 2019 to ensure that they are fit for purpose. They provide the foundation of many areas of Icon’s work.
Icon’s Professional Standards set the tone for the sector, outlining high standards of professional practice to which all Icon members are obliged to abide as a condition of membership.
Icon member Simon Cane ACR reflects on the news from Spain of another example of ‘botched’ restoration, which has led to calls for regulation and control.
