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Broken markets and missing money: parliamentary committee hears s151 officers’ concerns

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A “perfect storm” of service pressures, a “broken” children’s social care market, risky commercial investments, and the need for a “wholescale” long-term financial settlement

Financial governance at Bedford Borough Council was put at risk by the appointment of the authority’s former section 151 officer as the mayor’s political assistant, according to a critical report.

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