Agenda item

The Head of Internal Audit, Anti-Fraud and Assurance will submit a report updating the Committee on the development of a new approach to risk management across the Council.

The Head of Internal Audit, Anti-Fraud and Assurance submitted a report updating the Committee on the development of a new approach to risk management across the Council.

He reported that work was continuing on the development of an ‘in-house’ system utilising the functionality of the Council’s Document Management System ‘SharePoint’.  A workshop was planned for Senior Management Team on the 18^th August at which this would be demonstrated.

An assurance was given that all Business Units were maintaining their risk registers in the interim and they were considering key risks as part of the normal management arrangements most significantly in managing issues arising from the Covid 19 pandemic.  Whilst the pandemic had impacted upon capacity and priority of key individuals and SMT, the Committee was assured that the progress towards the introduction of the new risk management approach remained a key priority.

It was proposed that the new system would be demonstrated to the Committee in due course alongside the emerging new Strategic Risk Register.  In addition, the overall Risk Management Strategy, Policy and supporting procedures would also be presented for approval.

RESOLVED that the update and assurance that the approach and progress to the development of a new approach to risk management across the Council have the continued commitment from Senior Management be noted.