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(At this point, Cllr Qaseem joined the meeting at 6.32pm).

The new permanent Director of Children’s Services had been appointed. She would take her post on 1^st April 2017; the current Interim Director of Children’s Services would remain with Slough Borough Council (SBC) until the end of April 2017. This would allow for a transitional period and an organised handover of responsibilities.

Slough Children’s Services Trust (SCST) still awaited the outcome of the bid for an Innovation Grant.

The findings of the 12 consultants who had gathered information on the situation in local schools would be included in the report to be given on 15^th March 2017.