Subject	Predicate	Object
Gv9YZIyy	a	Resource
		Answer
		Written answer
	answer has question	wlUy493Y
	answer has answering person	John Flasby Lawrence Whittingdale
	answer text	<p>Removing heritage assets limits our understanding of our history, even if the events or actions of individuals in question may not be considered acceptable today.</p><p>The Government is clear that the starting point for custodians of such assets should be to comply with the Government’s policy to ‘retain and explain’ them — that is, to keep assets in situ but to complement them if necessary with a comprehensive and balanced explanation. This explanation should provide the whole story of the person or event depicted, ensuring that people are able to understand the broader historical context, and equipped with the information they need to form their own opinions.</p><p>It is the responsibility of the custodians of such assets to ensure that accompanying explanations are accurate and balanced. The guidance sets out information to help them go about this.</p>
	answer given date	2023-10-24
	answer has answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	written answer has answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	answering body has written answer	Gv9YZIyy
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	answering body has answer	Gv9YZIyy
wlUy493Y	question has answer	Gv9YZIyy
John Flasby Lawrence Whittingdale	answering person has answer	Gv9YZIyy