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North Somerset reserves warning with pressures ‘almost impossible to manage’

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Usable reserves at North Somerset Council are set to decline by two thirds, putting the authority’s long-term stability at risk, auditors have warned.

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The council managed to deliver a balanced budget for 2024/25 despite significant overspends in children’s and adults’ services. But balancing the books depended on

Room151 uncovers an ‘unusual’ legal process and changing dynamics in the political landscape that once again leave s151s picking up the financial pieces.

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