UK Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

03/07/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/07/2024 06:25

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council: Letter to the Chief Executive following the Commissioners’ fourth report

A copy of the letter from Max Soule, Deputy Director, Local Government Stewardship at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, to the Chief Executive of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, noting the Council's considerable progress since the third report and informing the Chief Executive that Ministers agree that there is now no evidence to suggest the Council is failing its Best Value Duty; as such the Directions will expire on 22 March and the statutory intervention end.​