Repatriation of human remains

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Maciej Wójtowicz

Dear Sir or Madam

REPATRIATION OF HUMAN REMAINS

I am carrying out some research into the storage, retention and repatriation of non-European ethnological human remains held in UK regional museums or archives some of which are owned, managed or funded by UK local authorities.

To assist with this could you please let me have the following information under the Freedom of Information Act. All of these questions relate to human remains that are under 1,000 years of age. If your organisation is not covered by the Freedom of Information Act please consider supporting this research anyway and providing the information voluntarily. A link to the research will be provided to all contributers when it is published:

1. How many non-European human remains do you have in your collection or collections managed by organisations which you fund or control? If you do not have the exact number then please provide an approximation based on your normal method of counting.

2. How many human remains do you have in your collection which originated in:
a. Canada
b. New Zealand
c. Australia

3. How many requests for the repatriation of human remains have you had from communities, individuals or institutions outside of Europe since the Human Tissue Act 2004 came into force?

4. Of these requests, how many were:
a. Approved in full, with all of the requested remains being returned to the communities/individuals in question.
b. Approved in part with some of the requested remains being returned.
c. Not approved.
d. Still awaiting a decision.

5. For those requests which were not approved please provide a copy of the final decision letter setting out the reasons.

6. How many human remains have you repatriated to their country of origin proactively without receiving a request?

Thanking you in advance for your assistance with this important research project which should help to reconnect numerous Indigenous communities with their lost ancestors.

Yours faithfully

Maciej Wójtowicz

Bournemouth Borough Council Enquiries, Bournemouth Borough Council

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Dear Mr Wójtowicz,

 

Freedom of Information Request

 

I am writing to acknowledge your request for information in regard to the
repatriation of human remains received by email on 7^th December 2018.

 

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Dear Mr Wójtowicz,

 

Information Request – Freedom of Information Act – FOI reference 12298

 

Further to your request for information received on 12^th December 2018,
please find below the answers to your questions regarding the
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum as you requested.

 

1.                    How many non-European human remains do you have in
your collection or collections managed by organisations which you fund or
control? If you do not have the exact number then please provide an
approximation based on your normal method of counting.

Three items made from non-European human remains less than 1,000 years
old. A list can be provided.

 

 

2. How many human remains do you have in your collection which originated
in:

a. Canada

b. New Zealand

c. Australia

None.

 

 

3.            How many requests for the repatriation of human remains have
you had from communities, individuals or institutions outside of Europe
since the Human Tissue Act 2004 came into force? None.

 

 

4.            Of these requests, how many were:

a.            Approved in full, with all of the requested remains being
returned to the communities/individuals in question.

b.            Approved in part with some of the requested remains being
returned.

c.            Not approved.

d.            Still awaiting a decision.

Not applicable.

 

 

5.            For those requests which were not approved please provide a
copy of the final decision letter setting out the reasons. Not applicable.

 

 

6. How many human remains have you repatriated to their country of origin
proactively without receiving a request? Not applicable.

 

 

 

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