Agenda item

Strategic Risk Management - Progress Report for the quarter ended 30 June 2017

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report of the Corporate Director, Resources which highlighted the strategic risks facing the Council and that gave an insight into the work carried out by the Corporate Risk Management Group during the period April to June 2017 (for copy see file of Minutes).

 

The Risk, Insurance and Governance Manager informed the Committee that there were now 23 strategic risks and highlighted the key changes of new risks, increased risks, removed risks and reduced risks.  One of the two new risks highlighted what would happen if the Council were breached in a cyber-attack and could we still deliver services.

 

Mr Robinson asked which services would be most affected should this occur.  The Risk, Insurance and Governance Manager said that when this had occurred at Lincolnshire, Social Services had been affected in terms of call-outs, visits and equipment.  Mr Robinson further asked if there were specific actions in place for the at risk areas and was informed that the action plan in place covered the whole of the Council, with a number of high priority actions in place.

 

New to the report was a section of emerging risks and the Committee were assured that this was now included.

 

Referring to the emerging risk of fire safety, Councillor Carr asked if any cladding had been removed from schools or if the Fire Service undertaken checks.  The Risk, Insurance and Governance Manager assured members that the Department for Communities and Local Government had already undertaken these checks and a lot of work was ongoing.  Members were also informed that Assets were leading on the investigation work for the County Council buildings.  The Corporate Director of Resources further added that a group had been set up, led by the Head of Planning and Assets, and including the Occupational Health & Safety Manager.  The group provided regular feedback and assurances that work was progressing to the Corporate Management Team.

 

Resolved:

That the report provides assurance that strategic risks were being effectively managed within the risk management framework across the Council.

 

 

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