Slough Borough Council
Unitary council for Slough, Berkshire, under government intervention since December 2021.
Slough Borough Council has operated under government Best Value intervention since December 2021, with commissioners overseeing its financial and governance recovery.
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Slough Borough Council has been under government Best Value intervention since December 2021 following severe financial and governance failures. Commissioners oversee its recovery and hold powers over parts of its operations. The recovery programme centres on financial stability, governance, a new operating model and improved services for residents. Commissioners can exercise parts of the council's functions while the authority continues to deliver services and carry the recovery work for residents.
Slough Borough Council is the unitary local authority for Slough in Berkshire. It provides the area's full range of council services, combining responsibilities that are split between county and district councils in two-tier areas.
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