Issue - meetings

To consider an update report from the Performance and Risk Manager.

The Committee considered an update report from the Performance and Risk Manager.

It had been agreed that a risk and opportunity workshop be undertaken with Cabinet and the Corporate Management Team in February/March to review the key corporate risks to achieving the Council’s objectives and to update the key corporate risk register. It was likely that a number of key risk themes would emerge from the workshop, some of which were highlighted in the report. 

At the previous meeting, the Committee had considered the key corporate risk around Financial Control. This risk had since been updated and a summary of the changes was provided in the report.

For this meeting, the Committee had requested a briefing on key corporate risk 15 – Reputation. The current version of the risk stewardship template for this risk was circulated at the meeting. The Interim Chief Executive commented that public opinion surveys showed an inconsistency in the public’s views about the Council. Those close to a particular service tended to rate it favourably while criticizing the Council as a whole. While both levels of opinion were important, personal experience of services was generally the most important satisfaction indicator.

RESOLVED

That

(1)  the update report on risk management be noted; and

(2)  a further suitable corporate risk be identified at the next meeting for detailed consideration.