Martin Ford 06 March 2026

Minister orders review at Slough after 'slow progress'

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Ministers have ordered an external review into Slough BC due to the ‘slow pace of progress' in turning the authority around.

In a letter to commissioners, local government minister Alison McGovern expressed ‘concerns with the pace of change within the council' and added that ‘tentative progress… does not appear to have been sustained'.

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