Issue details
Review of Library Services
To consider the options associated with the review of Library Services in order to approve the commencement of a further stage of consultation and engagement activity
Decision type: Key
Decision status: For Determination
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Department: Health and Social Care
Financial: Yes;
Community Impact: Yes;
Decision By: Cabinet
Lead member: Cllr Peter Dowd, Leader of the Council and Leader of Labour Group peter.dowd@councillors.sefton.gov.uk
Lead director: Peter Morgan
Decision due: 13 Sep 2012
Contact: Christine Hall Email: christine.hall@sefton.gov.uk Tel: 0151 934 2376.
Consultation process
Wide ranging including e-consult, questionnaires, Focus Groups, stakeholder and service user and non service user events
Consultees
Leadership
- Transformation Programme Board
- Strategic Leadership Team
- Leaders of political parties
- Cabinet
- Cabinet Member and Spokespersons for Leisure, Culture and Tourism
- Councillors
Staffing
- Library staff
- Unions
- Volunteers
Public
- Library users
- Those who live, work or study in Sefton
- Friends of ….. libraries groups
- Community and equality groups
External stakeholders/organisations within Sefton
- Local History societies
- Hirers of library buildings
- Schools
- Reading groups
- Councillors holding surgeries in libraries
- Organisations that hold surgeries/drop in sessions on regular or ad hoc basis
- Merseycare
- HMP Kennet
- Adult education providers – Southport College, the Bridge, Sefton Adult and Community Learning Service
- CVS
- Health Visitors
- Children’s Centres
- Connect
- Housing Benefits
Internal Sefton MBC
- All Sefton Council services
- Arvato, Capita Symonds plus client teams
External
- Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)
- Society of Chief Librarians
- Arts Council England
- Booktrust (responsible for Bookstart)
Other library authorities will form part of this process:
- to examine good practice in other library authorities
- to learn from authorities that are facing/have faced legal challenges
- to learn from authorities where decisions have been overturned/reversed (outside the legal process)
The methodology for this will include forums, national groups, network of regional meetings
Consultation Deadline Date: 30 July 2012
Documents
- Library Review – Project Initiation Document, Overview and Scrutiny Committee Asset Management review of libraries 2010
