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RISK MANAGEMENT GOVERNANCE (MID-YEAR UPDATE)

Meeting: 20/01/2026 - Cabinet (Item 17)

17 RISK MANAGEMENT GOVERNANCE (MID-YEAR UPDATE) PDF 274 KB

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR – RESOURCES

To provide the Committee with an update on the effectiveness of the Risk Management Governance arrangements at the Council. The review is referred on to Cabinet, and the Committee can make recommendations on how we can improve our risk management arrangements.

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED: That Cabinet:

(1) Noted the mid-year Risk Management Governance update.

(2) Approved the changes to the Risk Management Framework.

REASONS FOR DECISIONS:

(1) Cabinet has overall responsibility for ensuring the management of risk.

(2) Finance, Audit and Risk Committee have responsibility to monitor the effective development and operation of risk management.

Minutes:

Audio recording – 1 hour 36 minutes 51 seconds

In the absence of the Chair of Finance, Audit and Risk Committee, the Chair invited Councillor Ian Albert, as Executive Member of Finance and IT, to present the referral and report entitled ‘Risk Management Governance (Mid-Year Update)’. Councillor Albert advised that:

· This report looked at the effectiveness of the Risk Management Governance arrangements at the Council.

· The risk score for the Local Plan had increased from 5 to 7.

· Cyber Risk was being addressed with training for all staff taking place.

· There had been some minor changes made to the Risk Management Framework which were detailed in paragraph 8.1.2 of the report.

· Some of the information contained in this report was duplicated in the Council Delivery Plan.

· There had been a review of the actions from the previous report and the progress in 2026/26 against these actions was highlighted in Section 12.

The following Members asked questions:

· Councillor Donna Wright

· Councillor Val Bryant

In response to a question, the Director – Resources advised that:

· The Council had a Performance and Risk Officer who provided guidance and challenge in assessing risk.

· The Council had a Risk Performance Management Group and a Member from the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee and the Overview and Scrutiny Committee attended their meetings when possible. The Group reviewed all new and deleted risks.

· Members of Cabinet were welcome to attend a meeting of the Risk Performance Management Group if they would like to.

In response to a question from Councillor Val Bryant, Councillor Ian Albert advised that feedback was received from the mitigation measure taken in paragraph 8.2.6 of the report.

Councillor Ian Albert proposed and Councillor Laura Williams seconded and, following a vote, it was: