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Basildon Council: Best Value

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 19771

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Best Value Notice issued to Basildon Borough Council on 15 July 2026, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the external assurance review.

Answered by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

The non-statutory external assurance review of Basildon Borough Council will be funded from existing departmental budgets, and the cost is in line with standard rates.

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