Libraries: Volunteer-run Libraries

House of Lords written question – answered at on 6 December 2012.

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Photo of Lord Kennedy of Southwark Lord Kennedy of Southwark Labour

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment have they made of volunteer-run libraries.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether volunteer-run libraries are subject to the statutory public library requirements.

Photo of Viscount Younger of Leckie Viscount Younger of Leckie Lords Spokesperson (Department for Culture, Media and Sport), Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Volunteer-run libraries are subject to statutory public library requirements if they form part of a library authority's statutory service. This department has worked with Arts Council England and the Local Government Association, together with the Department for Communities and Local Government, Defra and the Cabinet Office, on the commissioning of guiding principles for local authorities in the engagement of volunteers in the library service. This report is due for publication in the new year.

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