The Council is supporting and challenging its schools to address their deficits, but some of these activities are in the early stages of implementation and not yet having the desired impact. Many schools in deficit either don’t have recovery plans or the plans aren’t robust. This raises concerns about how schools will achieve the step change needed to become financially sustainable. This could impact on the Council’s overall financial sustainability. There are shortcomings in the Council’s reporting of this significant risk. This limits the effectiveness of monitoring and challenge in public committees.