Children in care and with special educational needs and disabilities, budgets, land and assets have been highlighted as "red risks" to Stockton Council . Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), children in care, delivering services within agreed budgets, maintaining balanced medium-term financial plans, and managing council-owned land and assets were highlighted as the red strategic risks to the council's audit and governance committee on Monday, November 24.

The council's audit and risk manager Andrew Barber said risks were being monitored and action taken. He said: "These are our long-term risks. Just because you see a red and amber doesn't mean things are falling apart immediately, some things will take longer to come to fruition.

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