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Dear Derbyshire County Council,

I would like to make a Freedom of Information request for the following:

1. What were the total number of books borrowed by library users during:
a) 1st April 2018 to 31st March 2019
b) 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020
c) 1st April 2020 to 31st March 2021

2. What is the total value of current outstanding library fines?

3. What is the total value of library fines written off in the financial year 2020-21?

Yours faithfully,

Kasper Gorny

Access 2 Info (Commissioning Communities and Policy), Derbyshire County Council

Dear Mr Gorny,

 

I refer to your request for information received on 02 May 2021.

 

We will be dealing with your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000. In accordance with the legislation, the deadline for responding is
20 working days from the receipt of the request, this being the 01 June
2021. However, we shall endeavour to deal with your request promptly, and
if possible before this date.

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Business Services Assistant

Access to Information Team

Derbyshire County Council

County Hall

Matlock

DE4 3AG          

 

 

 

 

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Alison Bailey (Commissioning Communities and Policy), Derbyshire County Council

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Dear Kasper Gorny

 

Further to your Freedom of Information request dated 2 May 2021, the
Council’s response is as follows:-

 

1. What were the total number of books borrowed by library users during:

a) 1st April 2018 to 31st March 2019                        2,178,903

b) 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020                        2,058,589

c) 1st April 2020 to 31st March 2021                        365,369

 

2. What is the total value of current outstanding library fines?

 

Derbyshire Libraries does not collect this data.

 

3. What is the total value of library fines written off in the financial
year 2020-21?

 

Derbyshire Libraries does not collect this data.

 

I trust that this now satisfies your request.

 

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set out below:-

 

Stage 1

 

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Access to Information Solicitor

Legal Services

Derbyshire County Council

County Hall

Matlock

DE4 3AG

01629 538390

Email:[1][Derbyshire County Council request email]

 

Stage 2

 

If you wish to challenge the decision further, then you have a right to
contact the Information Commissioner’s Office as follows:

 

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Tel: 0303 123 1113/Fax: 01625 524510

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Should you have any further questions or queries, please do not hesitate
to get in contact.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Alison Bailey

 

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