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Commissioners to monitor Slough improvement plan

Mismanagement and a dysfunctional culture contributed to Slough Council’s financial meltdown, two Government-ordered reviews have concluded.

By Chris Mahony | 26 October 2021

Mismanagement and a dysfunctional culture contributed to Slough Council's financial meltdown, two Government-ordered reviews have concluded.

Local government minister Kemi Badenoch yesterday ordered the council to prepare an improvement plan to be monitored by commissioners who will take over executive functions unless rapid progress is made.

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