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Croydon libraries consultation has been launched but the decision has already been made…

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The consultation has been launched online, later than expected, during a pandemic, with a very short window in which to respond.

Public consultation timetable:

Initial consultation on proposals begins 14 January 2021
Initial consultation ends (survey closes) 7 March 2021
Consultation outcome & options report April 2021
Consultation finishes May 2021
Final report June 2021
Final decision Summer 2021
Implementation September 2021 (expected)

When you look at the Consultation document, you’ll find that the Council has fallen at the first hurdle. The decision has already been made. A consultation needs to be fair and should adhere to the Gunning principles, as follows

 (i) consultation must take place when the proposal is still at a formative stage;

(ii) sufficient reasons must be put forward for the proposal to allow for intelligent consideration and response;

(iii) adequate time must be given for consideration and response; and

(iv) the product of consultation must be conscientiously taken into account.

 

Watch the video and see whether you think this is a genuine consultation.

We’ll be posting details of the consultation asap to allow people to consider their responses before completing it.

There is a meeting on Thursday, 21 January, which will discuss the consultation too. Details here: https://croydoncc.wordpress.com/2021/01/16/public-meeting-croydon-libraries-under-threat-thurs-21-january-2021/

Meeting on Croydon libraries consultation – 26 April 2016

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Croydon Council has no plans for public meetings on libraries to consult residents.

A recent community meeting highlighted that residents were generally unaware of the current consultations running and this includes the libraries consultation so a public meeting has been called and Cllr Timothy Godfrey and Cllr Lynne Hale have been invited.

The meeting will be held on Tuesday, 26 April 2016 in central Croydon.

Places are limited so if you want to attend, please book a place.

The focus of the meeting is only on the Croydon libraries consultation and the meeting is strictly apolitical.

Full details are here: https://croydoncc.wordpress.com/2016/04/06/ccc-public-meeting-on-libraries-tues-26-april-2016/

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