Issue - meetings

This report updates councillors on the position of the council’s Corporate Risk Register. The main updates are as follows are outlined in paragraph 8 of this report.

The Risk and Insurance Manager presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'B' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

The Committee received a report on the current position relating to the BCP Council Corporate Risk Register with the objective of providing assurance about effective risk management.  It was confirmed that all risks had been reviewed during the third Quarter of the year and the outcome of that review was set out in the report.

In terms of service development, the report provided information for the Committee about work being undertaken to refresh service level risk registers and, in parallel, ‘horizon scanning’ continued to take place with a view to identifying new potential risks and to consider necessary action.

The report highlighted specific changes in risk and the factors having an influence on risk were set out. Where appropriate Action Plans were in place to address specific risks.

Members were reminded that in October 2020 an updated Risk Register had been established to include within one single register those risks previously identified within a separate COVID-19 register. There was reference to the Committee’s Risk Workshop session in April 2020 which had been aimed at identifying COVID-19 related risk in the light of the information that was known and available at that time. There was agreement that after Easter in 2021 would be a good opportunity to revisit these issues through another Member workshop session when detailed assessment of the risks could be undertaken in the light of information available one year on.

RESOLVED that the Audit and Governance Committee note the update provided relating to corporate risks in Quarter 3 of 2020/21.

Voting: Unanimous