Risk Management
To receive a presentation from the Head of Policy and Performance to provide background information in respect of the work programme item.
Minutes:
Sandra Smith Compliance Unit Manager Audit attended the meeting and gave a presentation on risk management in Cheshire East.
The aim of risk management was to maximise opportunities and encourage innovation by identifying and managing risks through:
At the strategic level, the Council had set up a Corporate Risk management group whose role was to produce the Corporate Risk register, to undertake ongoing reviews and to monitor and report on these risks.
Each directorate management team was responsible in turn for producing, reviewing and monitoring Directorate Risk registers to ensure that responsibilities within the Corporate Risk Register were managed successfully.
In addition, Lead officers in the Partnerships team identified any risks for the Council and ensured that they were managed appropriately.
Likewise, Project Boards and Project managers ensured that risk profiles were developed and maintained and managed.
The Councils Audit and Governance Committee played a leading role in assessing the effectiveness of the Council’s risk management arrangements, the control of environment and associated anti-fraud and anti-corruption arrangements.
This Committee’s role was to challenge the effectiveness of the framework.
Cabinet had also sought assurances about how the Council managed its reputation.
RESOLVED – That the presentation be received.