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Recommendation 17
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Publish criteria and accountability mechanisms for Secretary of State's EDP improvement test decisions.
Recommendation
In the interest of transparency, in response to this report, MHCLG and DEFRA should publish the criteria the Secretary of State will use to determine whether an EDP has passed the overall improvement test or not. It should also set out mechanisms as to how decisions made by the Secretary of State could be scrutinised and held accountable. (Recommendation, Paragraph 80)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 13 March 2026. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗