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Government changes the legal definition of treasure so that more new discoveries can go on public display
New plans will redefine treasure and prevent sale of unreported finds.
Move will ensure more significant artefacts are saved for the public
Companies licensed to drill in North Sea to report findings to regulator in new powers brought forward in Energy Bill amendment.
Britain’s cultural treasures could be made accessible from our homes, schools and public libraries thanks to a £19 million government investment.
Speech given at Prisoners Learning Alliance.
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey addressed a gathering of ‘The Treasure Houses of England’, a group of England’s most splendid country houses open to the public.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
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