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Best Value

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 2 September 2026UIN 19770

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have been subject to statutory intervention following the issue of a Best Value Notice in the last ten years.

Answered by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

There are currently seven local authorities that have been issued with a Best Value Notice. No local authorities have been subject to a statutory intervention following the issue of a Best Value Notice in the last ten years.

Current and future assessments of the effectiveness of Best Value Notices will continue to be informed by the available evidence on authorities' progress against the concerns and expectations set out in those Notices.

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