‘Significant weaknesses’ in reducing overspends are threatening Bristol City Council’s financial sustainability, according to its external auditor.
In its annual report to the council, Grant Thornton said Bristol’s ‘inability to reduce overspends’ in social care and deliver savings ‘increases the risk that it may not be financially sustainable’.
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