Moved by
Baroness Berridge
118B: After Clause 33, insert the following new Clause—
“Part 15A
Funding of terrorism: looting of cultural artefacts
Panel and report
(1) Within three months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State shall appoint a panel to examine and report on the funding of terrorism through the looting and sale of cultural artefacts.
(2) The areas to be examined by the panel shall include, but shall not be limited to—
(a) the prevalence and scale of the funding of terrorism around the world through the looting and sale of cultural artefacts;
(b) the extent to which looted cultural artefacts are sold in, or transit through, any part of the United Kingdom;
(c) ways in which the practices in paragraph (b) can be reduced, including the possibility of placing a strict liability on United Kingdom auction houses in respect of the provenance of any cultural artefacts they sell; and
(d) the treatment of any cultural artefacts seized by the United Kingdom authorities, including the involvement of British museums and galleries.
(3) The report of the panel shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament.”