Banksy artworks cost taxpayers almost £150,000 in cleaning and security

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Three works have generated substantial public costs, prompting fresh debate about street art, public money and responsibility. The issue raises questions for communities wherever public buildings and spaces are used for art.

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00:00Three Banksy artworks have cost taxpayers almost £150,000 in cleaning, security and other costs,

00:09and the bill could rise. The biggest expense is more than £85,000 for a mural on the Royal

00:16Courts of Justice painted last September. The Ministry of Justice says £50,000

00:21has been spent trying to remove the paint, with another £35,300 on overtime and on security.

00:30The information was revealed following a Freedom of Information request.

00:35The news is expected to renew a debate in regards to where public art ends

00:40and vandalism begins, with arguments on both sides.

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