Decision details

Library and Archives Fines and Charges Review 2015 - 16

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Sport

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

(TAKE IN REPORT BY THE HEAD OF CITY DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL SERVICES)


Lindy Elliott, Library and Archives Services Manager introduced the report.


DECISIONS

 

(1)  That the following charges should increase from 1st April 2015 by the amounts indicated:

 

Item

Current Charge 2014/15

Proposed Charge 2015/16

 

Library

 

 

 

Books -  overdue

Adults: 17p per day to max of £8.50

Children: No charge

Adults: 18p per day to max of £9.00

Children: No change

CD hire

£1.50 per month

 

£1.00 per week

CD overdue charge

All: 30p per day to max of £8.50

All: 30p per day to max of £9.00

Reservation fees

Books not in stock - UK loan £3.50

Books not in stock - UK loan £4.00

DVD overdue charge

Adults: 60p per day to max of £8.50

Children: 30p per day to max of £8.50

60p per day to max of £9.00

 

Children: 30p per day to max of £9.00

Portsmouth History Centre

 

 

 

Research fees:

 

30 minutes £13.50

£14.00

Vehicle registration log transcriptions

£12.50

Vehicle registration log transcriptions: £14.00

Attach image to CD

£3.00

Image attached to CD: £5.00 per image and £1.00 for CD

 

                 

(2)  That the following new charges be applied from 1st April 2015 with the condition that the services reserves the right to refuse copy where the process would put the document at risk.

 

           

Item

Proposed charge 2015/16

 

Photocopying -  from PHC sources where staff support is required - new charge for 2015

B&W A4: 50p

B&W A3: £1.00

Colour A4: £1.50

Colour A3: £3.00                                                                                                                 

Photography permit (daily) - new charge for 2015

 

£10.00 per day

 

 

(3)  That the following charges should remain unchanged for the year beginning 1st April 2015 from those set for 1st April 2014

                 

Item

Current charge

 

DVD hire

£3.50 new releases

£2.50 other stock

Items lost or damaged beyond repair: members  5 + years - all adult

Full replacement cost

Reservation fees

Books already in stock £1.00

 

 

International loans - at cost

 

 

Music scores (set of 40): £15.00

 

Replacement library tickets

Adult: £1.50

Child: £0.50P

Fax services

UK A4 £1.00

Rest of world: £2.00

Receipt of fax: £0.50p

 

Braille Services

Core copy per A4 sheet: £3.50

Additional copy per A4 sheet: £0.60p

 

Service free to individual with vision impaired

 

Patent Documents

Copies obtained from other libraries at cost

 

Photocopying/prints

A4 b&w: 10p

A3 b&w: 20p

A4 colour: £1.00

A3 colour: £1.50

 

IT Suite Hire

Hire of IT suites at Carnegie, Central & Southsea Libraries

£18.00 per hour

£13.50 per hour for PCC/charities/voluntary orgs

Baptism, marriage and confirmation certificates:

£12.00

Image to be sent by email

£5.00

Prints from microfilm/microfiche

A4 b&w £0.50p

A3 b&w: £1.00

Photographic prints

7x5     £5

8x6     £6

10x8   £7

12x10 £10.50

PHC Postage

£5.00 min. Additional charge at cost           

 

    

Report author: Lindy Elliott

Publication date: 16/01/2015

Date of decision: 12/12/2014

Decided at meeting: 12/12/2014 - Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Sport

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