I agree with Mike there are a lot of practical questions (leaving aside
anything else) that we need answering before October. The patchy
regional meetings being set up are not sufficient to give us proper
answers. Even before they start in Oct, the changes require a
detailed analysis of ILL spending to establish whether or not existing
budgets will be sufficient.
Elaine
Date sent: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 12:04:00 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)
Subject: Re: BL changes - summary
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> Ros Doig writes:
>
> > since the BL form will no longer be currency there won't be a single standard > for claiming
> costs between ourselves - and some of the alternatives certainly > involve extra administration and
> potential for mistakes.
>
> This thought had occured to us too, but presumably BLDSC would deny this is what they expect to
> happen. However, their lack of communication is not only over the announcement, but also their
> silence since. Do they realise the vacuum they have created within the inter-lending community?
>
> Mike Lewis Phone: 01273 678440
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