Islington is also introducing a ban on pay day loan sites as a result of a Council decision.
Keith
Keith Scott
Senior Librarian
Environment and Regeneration Department
Library and Heritage Services
Central Library
2 Fieldway Crescent
London
N5 1PF
Tel. 020 7527 6933
Fax 020 7527 6939
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From: lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Keith Patterson/urbreg/STHMBC [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 13 August 2013 17:02
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Library services banning access to PayDay loan websites - call for information
Colleagues,
As promised, here is an anonymised summary of the responses I received in
relation to my request for information on pay day loan websites:
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Although St Helens has not yet banned access, it seems likely that this
will happen, as a political decision. This is a national trend, a Google
search found these authorities which have already banned access:
Plymouth,
Cheshire East
Cheshire West and Chester,
Haringey,
Edinburgh,
Dundee,
Midlothian,
Northamptonshire,
Liverpool,
Wirral,
Knowsley.
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I hope this helps.
Regards,
Keith Patterson
Operations Manager
Libraries Management Team
Chester Lane Library
Four Acre Lane
St Helens WA9 4DE
tel: (01744) 677487
fax: (01744) 677114
From: Keith Patterson/urbreg/STHMBC <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask],
Date: 24/07/2013 17:31
Subject: Library services banning access to PayDay loan websites - call
for information
Sent by: "lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries"
<[log in to unmask]>
Colleagues,
I wonder if any library service that has blocked access to Payday loan
websites, or is thinking of doing so, would be prepared to share, either in
confidence to me, or to the list more generally, any internal or published
documents setting out their rationale for blocking access to payday loan
websites? Here in St Helens, some of our councillors have asked Libraries
to investigate blocking access, and we are keen to establish a consensus,
if possible, with what other library services are doing.
I recall a few weeks ago some emails on this list on the subject of public
access to Payday loan websites through library computer facilities.
Colleagues from both Cheshire East and Rochdale very kindly shared lists of
sites blocked in their respective authorities. The subject rumbles on,
with several more authorities either banning these websites, or looking
into doing so.
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