On 17 July 2025, the Minister for Local Government and English Devolution, Jim McMahon OBE MP, announced in a written ministerial statement the issuing of a non-statutory bestBest valueValue noticeNotice to Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council.Council, to be reviewed after 12 months.

TheBest bestValue valueNotices noticeare is a formal notification that the departmentDepartment has concerns regarding thean authority and requestsrequest that the authority engagesprovides with the departmentDepartment towith provide assurance of improvement.

On The15 authority’sJuly progress2026 againstthe Minister for Local Government and Homelessness, Alison McGovern MP, announced in a written ministerial statement that the noticeBest Value Notice will be reviewedlifted afteras 12ministers months.are reassured as to Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council‘s capacity to comply with its Best Value Duty under the Local Government Act 1999.