Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2024 to Question 17554 on Local Government: Working Hours, for what reason her Department did not reissue the Best Value Notice previously reissued to South Cambridgeshire District Council on 8 May 2024.

The department published a letter outlining the decision not to reissue a Best Value Notice to South Cambridgeshire District Council on 8 November 2024.

Decisions relating to a local authority’s Best Value Duty are made based on the circumstances of each case and consideration of the Best Value themes set out in the statutory guidance for Best Value standards and intervention: continuous improvement, leadership, governance, culture, service delivery, partnerships and community engagement, and use of resources.