Agenda item

Strategic Risk Management - Progress Report for 2018/19: Review 1 January 2018 - 31 May 2018

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 (for copy see file of Minutes).

 

The Risk, Insurance and Governance Manager informed the Committee that there were no new risks and he highlighted the reduced risk of educational provision.

 

Councillor Temple commented that the County Durham Plan was not featured and thought that this would be a bigger risk this time.  The Risk, Insurance and Governance Manager assured the Committee that this was in the process of being assessed.

 

Referring to the reduced risk Councillor Robinson said that all schools were worried about the school funding formula.  The Risk, Insurance and Governance Manager confirmed that this was being discussed and the Corporate Director of Resources added that the Council would be lobbying the government on this issue following the school summer break.  He said that this was more to do with resourcing and the future funding for schools.

 

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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