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POLICY AND POLITICS

Lack of transparency blamed for Best Value 'mistrust'

A lack of transparency in the Best Value system has ‘led to mistrust’ among councils around the Government’s reasons for intervening, Whitehall researchers have warned.

Liverpool City Council's intervention cost £1.7m © Christopher Chambers/Shutterstock

A lack of transparency in the Best Value system has ‘led to mistrust' among councils around the Government's reasons for intervening, Whitehall researchers have warned.

Concerns were highlighted in research into lessons learned from interventions, looking at 24 council examples.

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