Issue - meetings

Report from the Section 151 Officer attached

Appendix A

Appendix B

The Risk Manager presented a report which provided an updated position with regards to the risks identified and assessed on the Council’s Corporate Risk Register.

28 risks were currently present on the Corporate Risk Register and had been identified as those that have the potential to disrupt the Council’s strategic objectives and service delivery.

The report presents all relevant information and scoring of these risks, an overview being:

Of the 28 risks,

17 risks are currently rated as Significant (risk score 15-25)

10 risks are currently rated as High (risk score 8-12)

1 risk is currently rated as Moderate (risk score 4-6) 

1 has increased in score

1 has decreased in score

22 have remained static

4 have been newly introduced

3 are proposed for closure

The following points were raised:

·         Councillor Berry referred to CR.34 Sure Maintenance and asked whether this risk should remain on the register due to the serious key potential impacts noted.

The Risk Manager explained that all planned actions have been carried out which form the mitigating controls, but she stated that she would take the concerns raised back to the risk owner for an update on the status of the safety certificates.

·         Councillor Bernstein referred to two of the new risks, CR.40 and CR.41 and stated that he was surprised that the risks had only recently been added.

It was explained that these risks were introduced as a result of the closure of CR.3 and now had clearer focus on each area.

·         Mr Webster referred to the Risk Management Strategy and asked why in the ‘roles and  responsibilities’ set out in the strategy, the Audit Committee was not included?

The Risk Manager stated that the Audit Committee should be included. The strategy would be amended to include the Audit Committee.

It was agreed:

1.    That the report be noted

2.    That the Committee approve the closure of CR3 – Security and Resilience, CR7 – Effect of ICB Establishment and Budget pressures.

3.    That the Committee recommend that CR34 – Sure Maintenance Contract remain open

4.    That the revised Risk Management Strategy be noted and approved