Issue - meetings

Cabinet received a report setting out proposals for fees and charges in the Libraries, Museum, Culture and Registrars Service (LMCR) following a service review. The aim of the review was to ensure that charges support service efficiency and effectiveness, recover costs where this is appropriate and achievable and as far as possible ensure consistency across the service.

Resolved: That the following changes to fees and charges be implemented effective from 1 April 2018, as detailed in the report

  i.  the Library reservation fee be increased and extended to general subject area requests.

  ii.  fines for the late return of Library books be increased.

  iii.  commission on works of art and crafts sold in Libraries and Museums be increased.

  iv.  admission charges at Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham, be increased.

  v.  the charge for a copy of an archive probate record be increased

  vi.  an additional carriage charge be levied for all non–UK archive copying orders.