Agenda item

The Committee received a report from the Corporate Director of Resources which highlighted the strategic risks facing the Council and gave an insight into the work carried out by the Corporate Risk Management Group between October and December 2019 (for copy see file of Minutes).

The Risk, Insurance and Governance Manager informed Members that one risk relating to property and land maintenance had been added and two risks had been removed, relating to highways damage and data breaches.

Councillor Robinson considered that data breach should be retained on the Register as a high risk. Members were informed that this had been merged with the GDPR risk, and cyber security was included as a separate risk. More details in relation to the Council’s cyber security controls would be reported to a future meeting.

Following a question from Councillor Shuttleworth regarding the new headquarters, the Member was informed that a risk assessment found that the net risk of flooding was not high because of the proposed flood mitigation measures included in the conditions of the planning permission. It had therefore not been included on the Register but would be monitored.

Resolved:

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