Working Group on Human Remains

 

The Working Group on Human Remains was established in May 2001 in response to recommendations from the Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport in its Report of July 2000 on Cultural Property: Return and Illicit Trade. 

 

It was Chaired by Professor Norman Palmer and the members of the Group were:

Its role has been to examine the current legal status of human remains within the collections of publicly funded Museums and Galleries in England and Wales.

 

The Working Group has now made its recommendations. The Working Group on Human Remains Report was formally published on 14 November 2003.

 

Section A   Section H   Section O
Section B   Section I
Section C   Section J
Section D   Section K
Section E   Section L
Section F   Section M
Section G  Section N


Conditions and refusals for WGHR submissions PDF (14kb)
Scoping Survey of Historic Human Remains in English Museums undertaken on behalf of the Ministerial Working Group on Human Remains PDF (1.84mb)