Public Libraries
(asked on 8th December 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what statutory duties local authorities have to provide library and library-related services.
This question was answered on 14th December 2015
The Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 places a duty on local authorities to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service. It is for individual local authorities to determine how best to provide this.