This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Make Libraries a Statutory Provision by Amendments to All Relevant Legislation
Currently Local Authorities can evade their responsibilities to provide a Library service under The Libraries and Museums Act by citing the provision to provide 'a modern and efficient and service within available resources'
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Local authorities have a statutory duty under the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964.In providing this service, local authorities must, among other things:
• have regard to encouraging both adults and children to make full use of the library service (section 7(2)(b)
• lend books and other printed material free of charge for those who live, work or study in the area (section 8(3)(b))
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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We understand you are concerned about the way that local authorities interpret their statutory duty to provide library services, but we aren't sure how you would like the law to be changed.
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