Measures have been put in place to close a £44 million gap, but that still leaves £12million and a voluntary redundancy scheme is to be set up to address this.

In its latest report BCP details how the council has taken steps over the last months to prepare plans to deliver a balanced budget for 2024/25.

Residents will be asked to have their say on future council savings via public engagement in December.

BCP Council leader Vikki Slade said: “We have been clear when taking on this financial challenge that we would not shy away from the difficult decisions ahead.

“Our absolute priority is to deliver services that best meet the needs of our residents while enabling us to financially live within our means.

“We are facing the same difficult financial pressures as all other local authorities. We are taking steps to avoid serious government intervention that has already happened in other councils.

“We cannot afford to live beyond our means and we need to look at what core services we can afford to continue to provide and what we may need to change, do differently and in some cases stop.”