Statutory intervention: London Borough of Croydon
Documents related to the statutory intervention at the London Borough of Croydon.
This page collates all the publications relating to the statutory intervention at the London Borough of Croydon.
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Local Government and Building Safety, Lee Rowley MP, announced in a written ministerial statement on 16 March 2023 that the Secretary of State is ‘minded to’ intervene in the London Borough of Croydon. The council and other interested parties were invited to make representations on the proposed intervention package by 30 March.
Following consideration of these representations, on 20 July 2023, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, announced in a written ministerial statement that he was intervening in the London Borough of Croydon by issuing Directions to strengthen the remit of the London Borough of Croydon Improvement and Assurance Panel and moving it to a statutory footing. He would also be appointing Brian Roberts OBE and Pamela Leonce to the Panel to respectively lead on the individual priority areas of finance and housing.
On 24 January 2024 the department published the latest report from the Improvement and Assurance Panel on progress at the London Borough of Croydon alongside the ministerial response to Tony McArdle OBE. There is no change to the status of the intervention, but ministers will keep the existing arrangements under review.
On 12 December 2024 the Minister for Local Government and English Devolution, Jim McMahon OBE MP, announced in a written ministerial statement the publication of the Improvement and Assurance Panel’s eighth report and subsequent letter, and the accompanying ministerial response.
On 12 June 2025, the Minister for Local Government and English Devolution, Jim McMahon OBE MP, announced in a written ministerial statement the publication of the Improvement and Assurance Panel’s ninth report and that he was minded to exercise powers of direction under section 15(5) and 15(6) of the Local Government Act 1999, to ensure London Borough of Croydon’s compliance with the Best Value Duty. He also invited representations from the Council and other interested parties on both the report, and the proposal for a statutory support package by 25 June.
On 17 July 2025 the Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution, after consideration of the representations received, confirmed in a written ministerial statement the decision to use powers under the Local Government Act 1999 and issued new Directions to the London Borough of Croydon and appointed Commissioners.
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Updates to this page
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Added appointment letters; letter to the Chief Executive; Representation; Directions; and Explanatory Memorandum.
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Added the Improvement and Assurance Panel’s ninth report, plus the accompanying ministerial response, and letter to the Council’s Chief Executive.
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London Borough of Croydon: Exceptional Financial Support request 2025-26
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Added the Improvement and Assurance Panel’s eighth report and subsequent letter, and the accompanying ministerial response.
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Added London Borough of Croydon: Exceptional Financial Support request 2024-25.
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Added latest Improvement and Assurance Panel report; Ministerial letter to Tony McArdle and; Panel appointment letter.
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Added Improvement and Assurance Panel pay uplift letter.
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First published.