Slough joins councils under performance oversight: Borough says it will welcome commissioners to monitor its improvement work, while Nottingham has been told to accelerate its efforts.

The article discusses commissioners to be appointed by Slough Borough Council (BC) by government and seek grant for financial support. Topics discussed include support through capitalization direction required by the Slough, governance review by Jim Taylor, former chief executive of Salford City Council, on failure across functional processes and breakdown in scrutiny and accountability.