Stolen art database to be piloted
Stolen art database to be piloted
- 2004
- Antiques Trade Gazette (1621) 10 January 2004, 1-2 (1) .
The establishment of a national database of stolen art is a step closer following criticisms from the parliamentary committee of MPs which originally asked the government to set it up. Detailed proposals for a pilot scheme have been submitted by ministers. Civil service red tape, lack of political will and a reluctance by law enforcement agencies to sanction the involvement of commercial organisations in running the database, have been blamed for obstructing it in the past.
STOLEN ART
DATABASES
The establishment of a national database of stolen art is a step closer following criticisms from the parliamentary committee of MPs which originally asked the government to set it up. Detailed proposals for a pilot scheme have been submitted by ministers. Civil service red tape, lack of political will and a reluctance by law enforcement agencies to sanction the involvement of commercial organisations in running the database, have been blamed for obstructing it in the past.
STOLEN ART
DATABASES