Statistical release for Reported Treasure Finds (2014 and 2015)
Annual statistics of the number of objects of treasure found in 2014 (and the headline figure for 2015)
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Annual statistics of the number of objects of reported Treasure Finds found in 2014 (and the headline figures for 2015) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland produced by the British Museum on behalf of DCMS.
Released
9 November 2016
Period covered
January 2014 to December 2015
Geographic coverage
England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Next release date
Treasure statistics from 2015 and headline figures for 2016 will be published in November 2017.
Summary
This statistical release presents data on the number of reported Treasure finds for 2014 and 2015 within England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The data for 2014 are available broken down by county, period and disposition, and method of discovery. Provisional headline figures are provided for 2015 by county only.
Pre-release access
The document above contains a list of ministers and officials who have received privileged early access to this release of Reported Treasure Finds. In line with best practice, the list has been kept to a minimum and those given access for briefing purposes had a maximum of 24 hours.
The UK Statistics Authority
This release is published in accordance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics (2009), as produced by the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA). The UKSA has the overall objective of promoting and safeguarding the production and publication of official statistics that serve the public good. It monitors and reports on all official statistics, and promotes good practice in this area.
The responsible statistician for this release is Olivia Christophersen. For enquiries on this release, contact Olivia Christophersen on 020 7211 2377. For any queries contact them or the statistics team at evidence@culture.gov.uk.
Further information
The data presented here is collected by the Portable Antiquities and Treasure section, Department of Portable Antiquities & Treasure and recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme.