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I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. All questions below apply to the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
I would like to request the following
1. The number of complaints that have been made about books stocked by the following authors at council-run libraries.
- Helen Joyce
- Julie Bindel
- Hannah Barnes
- Kathleen Stock
- Abigail Shrier
- Kara Dansky
2. For each author stated in Q1, please say which book was complained about and why.
3. For each book, please say what the council and/or the library did in response to the complaint.