Official statistics on the export of objects of cultural interest from the UK, compiled under the Export Control Act 2002. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport produces this data for a report presented to Parliament. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07-08.
Use Cases
- Monitor export trends for cultural objects based on reported government statistics.
- Analyze the operation of export controls based on the legislative framework described.
- Support parliamentary reporting on cultural heritage based on the statutory requirement.
Strengths
- Data is produced under a specific statutory requirement (Section 10 of the Export Control Act 2002).
- Source agency is explicitly stated as the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- Collection Method
- Likely compiled from export license applications and decisions.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:44.929515; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- United Kingdom