Annual Report of the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest (2024 to 2025)
The 70th annual report of the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest.
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The 70th annual report by the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest. The report covers the period 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2025, in which 20 cases were considered by the Reviewing Committee. In 18 cases, a decision on the export licence application was deferred by the Secretary of State following the recommendation of the Committee on the basis that the item qualified as a national treasure. Two items were found not to meet the criteria for national treasure status.
6 items were bought by institutions or individuals in the UK:
- A History of the Birds of Europe, H. E. Dresser
- Coin found in UK soil, a new IronAge Ruler
- The Delilah Project: working papers, Alan Turing
- A needlework sampler of MenaiBridge, Anglesey by Mary Anne Hughes, age 11
- The Sutton Scotney Iron Age Brooch
- Early Anglo Saxon Gold and Garnet Cloisonné Panel, trapezoidal form
9 items were or can be exported.
3 were still under deferral at the time of writing this report.