Security and access to collections
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This resource is a practical guide to preventing loss and damage to collections which may be incurred through providing access.
Damage and loss
Here you can find further resources to help with the Spectrum procedure Damage and loss. For the procedure itself follow this link.
The Security Audit
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This is a guide to carrying out a Security Audit of your measures protecting your collections against fire, theft, flood and damage. It contains a Security Checklist, which can be used as an aid to a Security Audit.
Criminal Damage Act 1971
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In a museum context examples of criminal damage may be scratching initials on a statue with a nail or other sharp implement, spraying items with corrosive substance, spraying slogans with aerosol cans, arson or smashing cases to steal objects.
Part of: Damage and loss, Securing