Tees Valley Combined Authority: Best Value Notice (April 2025) 23.4.2026 | Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs Best Value Notice issued to Tees Valley Combined Authority on 3 April 2025. On 3 April 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 best value notice to Tees Valley Combined Authority. This best value notice is a formal notification that the department has concerns regarding the authority and requests that the authority engages with the department to provide assurance of improvement. A letter was sent to the Authority on 22 April 2026 setting out that the Best Value Notice remains in place until the Department confirms next steps. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tees-valley-combined-authority-best-value-notice-april-2025