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Public Libraries: Professions

Asked by Andrew RosindellReform UKDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 21 May 2025UIN 52207

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many professional libraries have moved out of local authority control since 5 July 2024.

Answered by Chris Bryant

The Department does not currently hold this data. The Arts Council England Libraries Location Dataset 2024 which will contain information on static library closures and changes to the model of delivery of static libraries as of 31 December 2024 is due to be published shortly.

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