Best Value appointments: inspections and interventions
Recruitment of potential appointees for Best Value inspections and interventions
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Have you got what it takes to support a council’s recovery?
The Secretary of State can make appointments under the Local Government Act 1999, calling on experts and those with a proven track record of collaboration and service delivery in challenging circumstances to help councils in their recovery from Best Value failure.
We want to hear from you if you think you can help and have what it takes to work with local elected members and officers and the local community, within the statutory framework provided by government, to help councils reform and recover to meet the required standards of Best Value.
We welcome candidates from a wide range of backgrounds and professions who can bring different experiences and perspectives to the role. We are determined to improve the diversity of appointments, so they are representative of the communities they are supporting.
If you have experience in public service delivery, local government, corporate governance, financial management (especially the fiduciary duties of local government finance), commercial enterprises, housing, service transformation and risk management, we want to hear from you. We are also keen to hear from former or current senior elected members who bring direct experience of the political leadership and governance at local or national levels, and who can draw on that insight to support councils through recovery.
If you are an experienced leader able to lead organisations through periods of uncertainty, able to bring diverse and competing interests together to deliver programmes of recovery and change, we want to hear from you.
I can honestly say it has been one of the best, and at times most challenging, roles of my career. As a commissioner you get to both feel the personal fulfilment of helping an organisation improve, but simultaneously stretch and grow yourself at pace.
Nicole Wood, Best Value Commissioner
How to apply
We are seeking candidates to join a pool that ministers can draw from for future ministerial appointments. You can find more information on our current and previous inspections and interventions.
To apply to be considered for this pool, please complete the online application form.
Please submit your application before 11:59pm on Thursday 30 April 2026.
For more information on the roles and the application process, please see the Best Value Appointments: Information for applicants pack (above).
If you have any questions, please do contact us at: stewardshiprecruitment@communities.gov.uk.
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