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Public Library Statistics 2016/17 Estimates And 2015/16 Actuals (Excel)

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This publication includes a detailed analysis of public library: revenue, expenditure and income; staffing levels; service points open to the public (including the number of people with access to online information); book stock and audio visual and electronic stock; annual issues; and inter-library loans, requests, enquiries and visits. It also includes details of agency services.
These statistics cover the library service in the UK.
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Cultural Statistics in Scotland 2015 (Excel)

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This publication contains an analysis of actual and estimated expenditure and income in Scotland on: sport, community recreation, parks and open spaces, arts, heritage and museums, tourism, libraries, archives, and other cultural activities (such as foreshore expenditure, promenades and piers, and gardening competitions).
Non-financial information includes details on the number and size of facilities. It also includes the number of events/performances/exhibitions and actual attendances for theatres, concert halls, exhibition spaces, arts centres, and museums and galleries.
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Delivering Good Governance in Local Government: Guidance Notes for Welsh Authorities (2016 Edition)

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These guidance notes are intended to assist local authorities and associated organisations and systems – such as joint boards, partnerships and other vehicles established through which authorities now work in Wales – in reviewing the effectiveness of their own governance arrangements by reference to best practice and using self-assessment.

Delivering Good Governance in Local Government Guidance Notes for Welsh Authorities 2016 Edition Online

Delivering Good Governance in Local Government: Guidance Notes for Scottish Authorities (2016 Edition)

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These guidance notes are intended to assist local authorities and associated organisations and systems – such as joint boards, partnerships and other vehicles established through which authorities now work in Scotland – in reviewing the effectiveness of their own governance arrangements by reference to best practice and using self-assessment.

Delivering Good Governance in Local Government Guidance Notes for Scottish Authorities 2016 Edition Online

Income Generation Management Report 2015/16

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Really understand how your authority can generate more income with our Income Generation Management Reports, which are new for 2015/16. Highly bespoke to individual authorities, this new report analyses further the information published in the 2014/15 Income Generation Profiles. The report will identify the keys areas in your authority in which there is further opportunity to generate additional income, providing key decision-makers with evidence-based recommendations to support robust decisions.

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