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Meeting: 13/06/2019 - Babergh Cabinet (Item 154)

154 BCa/19/6 END OF YEAR RISK POSITION STATEMENT AND PROGRESS REPORT AND REVISIONS TO RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY pdf icon PDF 684 KB

Cabinet Member for Customers, Digital Transformation and Improvement.

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

It was RESOLVED:-

 

That the contents of the report, supported by Appendix A, B, and C, be approved.

 

Reason for Decision: To provide assurances that risk management processes in place are robust and effective.

 

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected: Risk management as an activity must accomplish the following tasks: identify and agree objectives; identify and assess (i.e.: Treat, Transfer, Tolerate or Terminate the risk); allocate risk owners; manage and control and monitoring and reporting.

 

Any Declaration of Interests declared: None

 

Any Dispensation Agreed: None

Minutes:

Report BCA/19/6 was introduced by the Cabinet Member for Customers, Digital Transformation and Improvement. Councillor Parker provided an overview to Members of the Risk Management process, explaining that the Councils’ risk register was reviewed quarterly by the Senior Leadership Team. The register is reported to Cabinet half yearly for approval.

 

The recommendations were moved by Councillor Parker and seconded by Councillor Davis.

 

The Corporate Manager for Internal Audit provided an explanation of the target scores and how these worked.

 

By a vote of 6 to 1

 

It was RESOLVED:-

 

That the contents of the report, supported by Appendix A, B and C, br approved.

 

Reason for Decision: To provide assurances that the risk management processes in place are robust and effective.