‘These two applications for judicial review concern decisions to make significant cuts to the library service in Northamptonshire. While austerity measures have led to the closure of many libraries around the country, evidence placed before me suggests that the scale of these cuts is unprecedented. They must be seen in the context of a local authority facing unprecedented financial difficulties. Although the claimants suggest that many of the problems are of the defendant’s own making, the simple truth is that action must be taken to regain control of a very precarious financial situation.’
Citations:
[2018] EWHC 2178 (Admin)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Local Government
Updated: 26 April 2022; Ref: scu.621166
