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Tower Hamlets Council: Best Value

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 29 June 2026UIN 11660

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the status is of the Best Value intervention in Tower Hamlets; and when the next report will be published.

Answered by Alison McGovern

The intervention is ongoing and an update was set out in a Written Ministerial Statement, UIN HCWS1410 on 17 March 2026. As set out in UIN 10155, the envoys will report in the autumn.

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