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INTERVENTION

Bedford to get Best Value Inspection and Spelthorne with work to do

Bedford BC is to undergo a best value inspection, while government commissioners at struggling Spelthorne BC have said its ‘improvement remains largely ahead’ of it.

By Paul Marinko | 11 February 2026

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's headquarters in Marsham Street, London

Bedford BC is to undergo a best value inspection, while government commissioners at struggling Spelthorne BC have said its ‘improvement remains largely ahead' of it.

The Government has told Bedford it is appointing commissioners in order to assess the authority's progress to improve.

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