The Government Commissioners have written to the Secretary of State, Michael Gove MP, concluding that the Council is “a well-governed, improving organisation, with ambitious leaders who are committed to long term change”.
They add: “If LCC continues on this path, it will soon be a Council that can achieve the value for money, good quality services the people of Liverpool have a right to expect for many years to come.”
The Council had already taken back responsibility for Finance, Highways and Transport in March, and the majority of senior appointments in January.
The Secretary of State has announced that he is minded to agree with a recommendation from the Commissioners, supported by the Council, for a Statutory Assurance and Improvement Board to be set up until March 2025, to provide oversight of the ongoing changes. More details of how this will work will be released in the near future.