05 Jul 2023
Closing date: 15 Aug 2023

Best value standards and intervention consultation

The Department for Levelling-Up, Housing and Communities have issued a consultation on statutory guidance for Local Authorities on the Best Value duty.

The guidance provides greater clarity to the local government sector on how to fulfil the Best Value Duty by describing what constitutes best value, the standards expected by the department and the models of intervention at the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ disposal in the event of failure to uphold these standards.

The consultation is open until 15 August 2023:

Best value standards and intervention - a statutory guide for best value authorities: consultation - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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