Elizabeth Murphy Many thanks to everyone who answered my questions about cash security. A fundamental security principle is that cash should never be collected or handled at regular times. As far as possible the fewer people involved in handling cash the better. One library does not use a cash register because it felt that it would highlight the location of the cash.
Cash is kept in a cash box in a locked drawer.
Two libraries have a small safe at cash points for depositing excess cash. One library is currently looking at issues such as where the safe key should be kept, does all cash need to be checked before closing rather than in the morning, should cash transfers which take place during the day be noted.