Consultation outcome

Public Lending Right: Rate Per Loan 2020 to 2021 consultation

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
This consultation has concluded

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Detail of outcome

See full government response above.

Detail of feedback received

DCMS ran a 4 week public consultation on the British Library Board’s recommendation to increase the rate per loan from 9.55 pence to 11.26 pence. The consultation ran from 28 October to 24 November 2021 for the 2020 to 2021 scheme year. A consultation letter was sent to major groups representing the interests of authors, library authorities and other stakeholders in the public library sector in the UK, and to the devolved administrations.

We received 12 responses, and all were supportive of the proposal to increase the PLR rate per loan to 11.26 pence. The government therefore concluded that stakeholders welcomed the proposed increase to the rate per loan and will proceed with this increase.


Original consultation

Summary

Consultation on the proposed rate per loan for the 2020 to 2021 Public Lending Right scheme year

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Consultation description

This consultation invites views on the proposed rate per loan for payments in relation to the 2020 to 2021 public lending right scheme year. Each year the rate per loan is recommended to the Secretary of State by the British Library Board, who are responsible for administering the scheme.

Documents

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Published 28 October 2021
Last updated 6 January 2022 + show all updates
  1. Included Government response document

  2. First published.

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