Official Statistics

Statistical Release for Reported Treasure Finds (2015 and 2016)

Annual statistics of the number of objects of treasure found in 2015 (and the headline figure for 2016)

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Statistical Release for Reported Treasure Finds

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Statistical Release for Reported Treasure Finds: Tables

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About

This statistical release presents annual statistics on the number of reported Treasure Finds found in 2015 (and the headline provisional figure for 2016) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The data for 2015 are available broken down by county, period and disposition, and method of discovery. Provisional headline figures are provided for 2016 by county only.

Released

22 November 2017

Period covered

January 2015 to December 2016

Geographic coverage

England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Next release date

Treasure statistics from 2016 and headline figures for 2017 will be published in November 2018.

Summary

This statistical release presents data on the number of reported Treasure finds for 2015 and 2016 within England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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 Wilmah Deda. For enquiries on this release, contact Wilmah Deda on 020 7211 6376. 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.

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Published 22 November 2017

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