Issue - meetings

The Audit Manager introduced the Annual Risk Management report setting out the details of how risk management processes were working across the Council.  The purpose of the report was to provide the Committee assurance that risk management was effective and risks were being managed and monitored appropriately.

The report set out an overview of the Risk Management process used by the Council, which was refreshed in early 2019, with a revised risk management framework adopted by Policy and Resources Committee in April 2019.  The report also set out he Council’s risk profile of its risk register.  It was highlighted that the overall number of risks had remained fairly static although risk scores had changed.  An updated risk table was circulated to the Committee which included updated scores for project failure and housing pressures, both now scored as 12.

The Audit Partnership was investigating replacing its spreadsheet system with a risk management system in order to improve reporting. 

RESOLVED: That the Risk Management Annual Report be noted.