The eight officials could oversee Birmingham City Council until 2028, Michael Gove says.
The government has named the eight commissioners who are to run Birmingham City Council for the next five years after it effectively went bankrupt.It follows the local authority's decision last month to issue a section 114 notice, formally acknowledging its income cannot meet its expenditure.
to settle equal pay claims and has already paid out more than £1bn in compensation to underpaid workers.Image source,Max Caller has previously criticised the city's hosting of the 2022 Commonwealth Games "The Secretary of State considers most decisions should continue to be made by the authority, but with the oversight of the commissioners: they will uphold proper standards and due process and recommend action,"
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