Owain Lloyd-James is the Head of Local Government and Communities at Historic England. He leads the team responsible for developing policy relating to local government and communities, along with wellbeing, places of worship and industrial heritage. He was also responsible for the strategic case for the High Streets Heritage Action Zones Programme.
He started his professional life as an archaeologist, before working as a civil servant in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Since joining English Heritage (now Historic England) in 2007, he has been responsible for research relating to local government, and the impact of development on places.