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The 68th annual report by the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest. The report covers the period 1 May 2022 to 30 April 2023, in which 18 cases were considered by the Reviewing Committee. 13 cases were deferred by the Secretary of State following the recommendation of the Committee.

7 items were bought by institutions in the UK:

• Case 1: Algernon Marsden by James Joseph Jacques Tissot
• Case 4: Nine conjoined roundels, presentation manuscript for Queen Elizabeth I
• Case 5 Arctic Expedition 1852, sledge flag of Captain Henry Kellett, C.B. commanding H.M.S Resolute
• Case 7: Victoria Cross posthumously awarded to Squadron Leader A.S.K. Scarf, Royal Air Force, and four of his other medal
• Case 8: A Young Teacher by Rebecca Solomon
• Case 13: An Egyptian limestone relief, Amarna Period
• Case 14: Autograph verses in Greek by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

2 are still under deferral and the other 4 were or can be exported.