Issue - meetings

[To receive an update on the strategic risk register.]

Peter Farrow, Head of Audit, presented the Strategic Risk Register update. He advised that Hayley Reid, had moved to a full-time role as the Regulatory Governance Manager at the West Midlands Pension Fund and would therefore he would present the Strategic Risk Register update to Committee.

The Committee were advised that the format of the Strategic Risk Register, had been amended in order to more clearly identify risk mitigation, actions taken since the previous meeting and where sources of assurance could be obtained. The register is updated on an ongoing basis, in line with the Councils corporate risk management framework. Three risks remained red included;

Rising Unemployment;

Social Care Providers - Adults;

Reputation/ Loss of Public Trust.

Resolved:

That the latest summary of the Council’s Strategic Risk Register, as per Appendix 1 be noted.