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: Recommendations Approved

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Financial: Yes;

Community Impact: Yes;

Decision due: 11 Oct 2012 by Cabinet

Lead member: Peter Dowd MP peter.dowd.mp@parliament.uk

Lead director: Peter Morgan

Department: Regulatory, Compliance and Corporate Services

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

Decisions

Agenda items

List of background documents to be considered by decision maker

  • Library Review – Project Initiation Document, Overview and Scrutiny Committee Asset Management review of libraries 2010