British government scraps key database
British government scraps key database
- 2005
- Art Newspaper 14(158) May 2005, 8(1) .
The British government has dropped plans to introduce a database of stolen art and antiquities which would have been a key element in the Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Act 2003. The database would have assisted dealers in the due diligence process to help establish they were not knowingly handling tainted objects.
The British government has dropped plans to introduce a database of stolen art and antiquities which would have been a key element in the Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Act 2003. The database would have assisted dealers in the due diligence process to help establish they were not knowingly handling tainted objects.