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Subject: Library closures may be unlawful, MPs warn
Campaign group Voices for the Library (VFTL) said it welcomed the report and agreed with a number of the committee's recommendations including providing more guidance for local authorities.
"VFTL believe that many of the cuts already made could and should have been avoided had the secretary of state acted competently and provided the appropriate level of guidance and oversight to local authorities as they were forced to implement quick and drastic cuts to their services,"
it said in a statement.
But it added that it had "grave concerns this report will receive the proper attention it requires from DCMS [Department for Culture Media and Sport], and that the organisations with responsibilities for public library provision and oversight lack the resources required to do so effectively".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20203650
Ian Clark
Special Resources Assistant Librarian,
Augustine House,
Canterbury Christ Church University
Tel. 01227 782378
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