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Art, Antique and Architectural Theft Conference held by the Georgian Group and Trace Magazine, 15–17 November 1990, Plymouth

Heritage bodies in the UK are dissatisfied with the level of protection which they receive from the law and the response to crimes when they occur. The Georgian Group felt that a general conference was needed which could publicize the various concerns and lead to improved communications between the police and relevant organisations. This idea was received favourably and the conference attracted representatives from the police, heritage bodies, insurers, auction houses and the two stolen art database systems. The seriousness of the problem of art theft is not in dispute — only drug trafficking exceeds the estimated £2 billion worth of artworks which are stolen each year. Police delegates admitted that the area was often given a low priority. The Art and Antiques Squad, London, was disbanded in 1984 and regrouped only in 1989 after an increase in art theft. At present it consists of two officers who are able to investigate only a limited number of serious offences. In New York the unofficial Art Crimes Squad has recently been disbanded, leaving the area to be dealt with under general property theft. Nevertheless, the US can still claim to be the most successful of the Interpol countries with a recovery rate of 4 /2 per cent. In the UK, 200 Interpol notices of 'the most wanted works of art' containing photographs of 1200 items have resulted in just two recoveries. Police officers complained that the Interpol database in Lyon was difficult to access and welcomed the development of private databases. Unfortunately, there are two competing systems and there appears to be little chance of cooperation between them. One system, LaserNet was already operating and was available for use by delegates. The user can call up photographs of stolen items, searching by categories and key words. The system is quick and practical but has yet to attract many dealers. One problem of this format is that a potential buyer may simply refuse to buy a registered item without informing the proper authorities. It is easy to imagine that a dealer who regularly reported items to the police or insurers might become unpopular. The second system, the International Art and Antique Loss Register (IAALR but widely known as 'Hogg-Robinson') came into operation on 1 January 1991. This system does not down-load photographs, checks