Bedford Borough faces twin challenge over improvement plans and adult social care failings - Bedford Independent Councillors have raised concerns over Bedford Borough Council’s complex improvement plan governance as the authority...

Councillors have warned that the council's governance arrangements are so complex they risk blurring accountability...

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Bedford Borough Council has yet to respond to questions about cost and impact of Improvement Plan  - Bedford Independent Bedford Borough Council has yet to respond to questions about the cost, staffing impact and use of external consultants in its...

The questions were sent by the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) on 12 January, ahead of the plan’s presentation to Full Council, and, over a month later, they remain unanswered...

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