The council’s leader, Ann-Marie Barker, said efforts are being made to work with local groups and make sure people still get help and support if it is needed.
“I very much understand resident anger,” she told BBC Radio Surrey.
“I think it’s a nice addition to say that as a council, as a body, and it was unanimously supported, that we do apologise for the failings of the past.”
The meeting also heard that commissioners, who have been appointed by the government to help turn around the finances, will consider the position of individuals named in the report and decide whether further action or investigation is necessary.
Joanne Brown from Grant Thornton, who presented the report to councillors, said: “Overall we identified fundamental…