Export of Objects of Cultural Interest Statistical Release 2011-12
Information on the operation of the export controls on objects of cultural interest, produced by Arts Council England on behalf of DCMS.
Documents
Details
Annual statistics on the operation of the export controls on objects of cultural interest, as required by section 10(1)(a) of the Export Control Act 2002, in the United Kingdom in 2011-12, produced by Arts Council England on behalf of DCMS, were released on 20th November 2012 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
Period covered:
1 May 2011 - 30 April 2012
Geographical coverage:
United Kingdom
Next release date:
Statistics from 2012-13 will be published in the last quarter of 2013.
The Export Licensing Unit at Arts Council England records all export licence applications made and export licences issued in the UK for the export of cultural goods outside the UK. Its database records the following information: number of applications for individual export licences received and the date of receipt; number of individual export licences issued and the date of issue; number of items to which individual export licences or applications relate; total value of those items as given by the applicant; the type of licence issued (EU or UK), whether it has been referred to an adviser or not and whether it is temporary or permanent a description of the items; the name and address of the applicant and the owner and the country of destination.
Report structure/format
The report sets out the latest annual figures for the 12 months to April 2012 for the export of objects of cultural interest. It includes the number of applications for export licences; the number of applications for manuscripts, documents or archives; the number of cases referred to expert advisers; the number of licences granted after the Export Licensing Unit was satisfied that the objects to which they related had been imported into the United Kingdom within the past 50 years and the number of Open Individual Export Licences in operation during the period having been issued in previous years to regular exporters for the export of certain items.
The report expands on the information provided by the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Cultural Objects (RCEWA): the number of cases considered by the RCEWA and the number recommended by it to the Secretary of State for deferral of an export licence.
The report is available in rtf and pdf format.
* Export of objects of cultural interest annual statistical release 2011-12 (PDF 430kb)
Table data
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Table showing the figures for the number of cases presented to the RCEWA from 2002-03 to 2011-12
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Table showing acquisitions by institutions in the UK 2011-12
The UK Statistics Authority
This release is published in accordance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics (2009), as produced by the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA). The UKSA has the overall objective of promoting and safeguarding the production and publication of official statistics that serve the public good. It monitors and reports on all official statistics, and promotes good practice in this area.
Pre-release access
This document contains a list of Ministers and officials who have received privileged early access to this release of export of objects of cultural interest data. In line with best practice, the list has been kept to a minimum and those given access for briefing purposes had a maximum of 24 hours.
The following officials and Ministers received privileged early access to the last release under the National Statistics Code of Practice:
For briefing purposes only
- Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries
- Ken Hunt (Press Office, DCMS)
- Chris Sharrock (Deputy Director of Analysis, DCMS)
For briefing and quality assurance purposes
- Penny Allen (Evidence and Analysis)
- Tom Knight (Head of Profession for Statistics, Evidence and Analysis)
- Anna Payne (Head of the Cultural Property Unit, DCMS)
Previous release date:
December 2011 Export of Objects of Cultural Interest 2010-11
Contact for enquiries
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2-4 Cockspur Street
London SW1Y 5DH
evidence@culture.gsi.gov.uk
The responsible analyst for this release is Penny Allen
For enquiries on this release contact: 020 7211 6106
For general enquiries telephone: 020 7211 6000