Issue - decisions
Deaccessioning of items from the council’s museum collections
03/07/2026 - Deaccessioning of items from the council’s museum collections
In accordance with Section 15 of Cheltenham
Borough Council’s Collections Development Policy (approved
April 2025), the items identified in the attached Appendices will
be deaccessioned from the Council’s collections by The
Cheltenham Trust, in-line with the Interim Collections Development
Policy 2025-2027 and working within the parameters of the Museum
Association Code of Ethics when considering acquisition and
disposal
The items identified in Appendix 1 will be deaccessioned in
accordance with the following criteria – the objects are in
poor condition and are a health and safety risk.
The items in Appendix 2 will be deaccessioned in accordance with
the following criteria - the items are not relevant to the
collections