The Tate now says it made a “technical error” in seeking money from the National Art Collection Fund to buy a work by Chris Ofili, one of the Tate’s trustees. “The Tate did not tell the fund it had already committed itself to purchasing The Upper Room when it made its application in November 2004. Last month Tate director Sir Nicholas Serota wrote a letter to the body offering to repay its £75,000 grant.”