Agenda item

10.1

Richard Garrad, Corporate Risk Manager, submitted a report and gave a presentation on the effectiveness of the Council’s risk management arrangements from July 2015 to June 2016 and that assessed:-

·         The Council’s current Risk Management arrangements and the measures being implemented to further strengthen and improve those arrangements; and

·         The current and emerging risks to delivery of the Council’s strategic objectives and the controls in place to manage those risks.

10.2

He explained that there had been an improvement from Amber to a Green rating (processes functioning effectively and requires no intervention at this time) and a sustained downward trend in levels of residual risk was now being achieved. He also referred to the significant improvements that had been introduced, including a simplified risk management framework and areas where risk management had achieved operational improvements.

10.3

The Corporate Risk Manager and Acting Executive Director, Resources responded to questions from Members of the Committee on employee morale and the effectiveness of partnership working.

10.4

Resolved: That the Committee:-

(a)

notes the current assessment of the Council’s Risk Management arrangements and endorses the measures being taken to strengthen those arrangements;

(b)

notes the improving trend in the management of risks; and

(c)

notes the current and emerging risks and endorses the actions being taken to mitigate those risks.

(Note: At this point in the proceedings, the meeting was reopened to the public and press).