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Bristol City Council could "go bust" within 10 months if the government does not extend a deadline for it to plug a £63m hole in the school's budget, a councillor has warned.
The deficit has mostly built up due to the authority having to spend more money than planned supporting young people with special educational needs and disabilities (Send).
The council has permission from the government to carry over the debt next year, but there is no indication this deadline will be extended, and councillor Jonathan Hucker fears it has become a "ticking time bomb".
The Department for Education said through its Plan for Change project, it is "determined" to "restore the confidence of families".
