Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member Corporate Services

RESOLVED THAT

1. the corporate risks and the progress being made to manage them be noted

2.     the Corporate Risk Register be approved

3. the current risk reporting process be continued

The Cabinet Member Corporate Services introduced the report and explained that effective risk management was a key component of the Council’s governance arrangements which included the senior leadership team (SLT) reviewing the Corporate Risk Register on a monthly basis. SLT considered the need to record any new risks, where mitigating actions may not be progressing as planned or what further action needs to be taken. They also considered any new risks and identified the mitigating actions which needed to be taken to manage the impact and likelihood of that risk.

The Cabinet Member referred to the dashboard in the appendix and explained that there were currently 19 active risks, 15 with a medium score and 4 with a high score. SLT and the relevant Cabinet Member were closely monitoring these. Cabinet were being asked whether they were satisfied that the Council was identifying and considering the full range of risks which may impact on the delivery of our outcomes and that appropriate action was being taken to manage them. Cabinet was also asked to approve the content of the register.

The Leader added that Cabinet members were regularly receiving informal updates about the current risks following SLT meetings and that this document represented the annual formal risk report.

RESOLVED THAT

1. the corporate risks and the progress being made to manage them be noted

2.     the Corporate Risk Register be approved

3. the current risk reporting process be continued