Councillor Terry Gazzard, Tory Cabinet Member with responsibility for Libraries, has confirmed that he will not be implementing the published proposal to cut the mobile library service (Cabinet Member decision E2015).

However, Cllr Gazzard has indicated that he will now be requiring Council Officers to draw up revised consultation proposals with a range of options, including the option of status quo.

If Cllr Gazzard is to consult on a range of options including the staus quo, surely the other options will either be therefore to increase the level of the service or to cut the level of service. The Tory Cabinet on the Council must use this revised consultation to truly listen to local communities on how the service can best meet the needs of service users.

The previous announcement of Tory cuts can be found here.