To inform Cabinet of the request to update the Library Byelaws following publication of an updated version by the DCMS and to inform Cabinet of the required process to follow.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Affects more than 1 ward;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 29/04/2026
Decision due: 27 May 2026 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Customer, Communications and Culture
Lead director: Chief Operations Officer
Contact: Lynda Anderson, Head of Customer and Library Services Email: lynda.anderson@bcpcouncil.gov.uk.
Consultation process
The Local Authority must at least 1 month before it applies for formal confirmation (from the DCMS) of the final byelaws:
Announce the proposal to revise the byelaws in one or more local newspapers circulating in the area to which the byelaws are to apply
Deposit a copy of the draft byelaws at the local authority’s offices, where they must be open for public inspection at all reasonable hours without payment.
Publish the draft byelaws on its website.
After a month consider feedback and sign off in line with local authority governance arrangement (Full Council).
Follow the DCMS process to obtain full sign off and adopt the new Byelaws
Consultees
The Public will be invited to comment by prescribed method following a Cabinet decision to move forwards with the revision to the Byelaws.
Following public comments we are suggesting the Portfolio Holder for Customer, Communication and Culture take a decision to move forward to obtain full council sign off, before further DCMS sign off.