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Gloucestershire campaigners await judicial review hearing

06.07.11 | Benedicte Page

A court hearing to decide whether permission will be given for a judicial review to proceed against Gloucestershire library cuts is to take place in Birmingham tomorrow (Thursday 7th July). If allowed to proceed, the judicial review claim will be the first such action in the battle against library closures.

Despite a High Court injunction banning any library closures or asset transfers in the county as part of the judicial review claim, Gloucestershire council has now published plans for nine libraries which it intends tor transfer to community groups, including Bream, Brockworth, Lechlade, Matson, Mitcheldean and Painswick.

A spokesperson for the council said no decision would be made until after Thursday's hearing.

Friends of Gloucestershire Libraries campaigner Nancy Graham said the group was eagerly awaiting the judge's decision. "We are frustrated that Gloucestershire County Council has so far ignored the views of the county's residents, especially those who will be hardest hit if their library plans go ahead," she commented.

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By Dave

What a crazy legal system we have, the legal aid decisions now are taken for political rather than legal reasons. A number of reviews were held on 23rd June regarding legal aid for library challenges, it seems the LSC have not taken notice of the findings of the so called independent appeal panel but have just ignored the parts that went against their intentions. Despite the fact that our group were told that the decision of the appeal panel would be binding both on us and on the LSC, as yet we have not been allowed to see the panels decisions in full. Libraries will be closed and the LSC are determined to make sure that they are!

Wed, 06/07/2011 - 16:22
By Tom Roper

The Gloucestershire case has been granted judicial review on all three grounds

Thu, 07/07/2011 - 14:35

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