PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Cultural Heritage: Crime (12 October 2015)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to prevent illegal online sales of portable antiquities discovered at archaeological sites in the UK.
Asked by:
Mark Pritchard (Conservative)
Asked by:
Mark Pritchard (Conservative)
Answer
DCMS funds the Portable Antiques Scheme (PAS), which encouraged the voluntary recording over 100,000 objects in 2014. PAShas an MoU with eBay to monitor any unreported treasures - and calls in the sellers for questioning if illegal sales reported by third parties.PASFinds liasion officers work closely with local police forces when investigating the illegal recovery ofarchaeologicalmaterialfrom the UK. You can find more information on the PAS website -finds.org.uk.
Answered by:
Lord Vaizey of Didcot (Conservative)
27 October 2015
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