DCMS has just announced that the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA), the Advisory Council on Libraries (for England) and the Legal Deposit Advisory Panel are all to be abolished.
MLA has already issued a statement pledging “a smooth and orderly transition to deliver the best possible future for museums, libraries and archives across England and for the people and communities who expect to use them”.
For more details see the Ministerial Written Statement and the MLA press release
