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Best Value: Surrey

Commons · Question 120065 · Tabled 11 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 18 Mar 2026

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Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what will happen to the Best Value interventions in Surrey when the district councils are abolished; and whether there will be any central government monitoring or intervention i

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Answered by Alison McGovern, 18 Mar 2026

The current Best Value arrangements for Woking and Spelthorne Borough Councils will lapse on West Surrey’s vesting day, due in April 2027, as these councils will be abolished. Commissioners are developing robust handover plans to facilitate a smooth trans...