Statutory Burdens!

The Condems are currently reviewing statutory duties placed on local government, they have identified 1294 that may be burdensome or no longer needed, and guess what the 1964 Libraries Act is in their sights! They are not trying to remove them from the statute books before any of the legal cases against them reach court, are they?

Department for Culture Media and Sport


Libraries

DCMS_026

Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 Section 1(2)

Duty: To provide information and facilities for the inspection of library

premises, stocks, records, as the Secretary of State requires.

Function: Necessary for Secretary of State to fulfil (requirement) to

superintend library service (see s1 of PLAMA 1964)



DCMS_027

Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 Section 7

Duty: To provide a comprehensive and efficient library service. In

fulfilling this duty, must have particular regard to the matters in s7(2)



Function: Secure provision of local library services



DCMS_028

Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 Section 11

Duty: Supplemental provisions as to transfers of officers, assets and

liabilities

Function: Provisions provide, for example, continuity of employment for

transferring employees. This secures consistency across library transfers

etc and in line with other local authority employment legislation