Following yesterday’s news that solicitors, Leigh Day & Co are pursuing legal action against the Isle of Wight council over library closures, we got in touch with the council for a response.
Ian Anderson Director for Community Wellbeing and Social Care for Isle of Wight Council said “I can confirm the council is now in receipt of new documentation and will be considering its response to it over the coming days.
“We are not prepared to make detailed comment at this stage other than to reaffirm that our position remains that the council considers that its decision on the future of the library service meets the statutory duty to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service and we are delighted by the responses that we are receiving from members of the community coming forward to be part of delivering the new community libraries.”
Ian wins the award for the longest sentence we’ve seen today.
