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Strategic Risk Register

 

 

Meeting: 25/06/2026 - Audit and Governance Committee (Item 138)

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Purpose:

The report brings to Members the current version of the Strategic Risk Register for information and assurance that risks to the Council are being managed and appropriate actions are being taken to mitigate risk.

 

Recommendations:

That the Audit and Governance Committee resolves to:

  1. Approve the changes made to the Risk Register as outlined in section 2 of this report.
  2. Note the contents of the report and annex.

 

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Minutes:

Cheryl Sloan, Executive Director, Workforce Strategy & Transformation, presented the item, the purpose of which was to bring to Members the current version of the Strategic Risk Register for information and assurance that risks to the Council were being managed and appropriate actions were being taken to mitigate risk.

 

In her presentation the Executive Director, Workforce Strategy & Transformation, made the following points:

 

  • The Strategic Risk Register was a dynamic document that was reviewed by the senior leadership team each month and quarterly by Members of the Executive.
  • There were no major changes in the report, however three changes were proposed: Removal of embedding of services under phase two of the Publica transition, which were considered to be fully embedded at this stage; refugee/asylum seekers where, following closure of the refugee hotel, responsibilities for this had shifted back to the Home Office; consolidation of two risks (Global Pandemic and Major Civil Emergency) to one entitled “Global Events”.  

 

In the discussion the Committee made the following points:

 

  • Officers confirmed that extreme weather was covered under the Global Events risk. With the recent extreme weather systems had already been stood up around emergency planning. The Chief Executive gave a practical example of the work that been undertaken with Ubico around employee wellbeing in the extreme heat.
  • Members queried how cultural change was measured. Officers advised that surveys were in place and a cultural working group had been formed. 

 

Councillor Adam Clements proposed that the Committee accept the recommendations in the report.

 

Councillor Elizabeth Poskitt seconded the proposal, this was put to the vote and agreed by the Committee.

 

That the Audit and Governance Committee resolved to:

1.    Approve the changes made to the Risk Register as outlined in section 2 of this report.

2.    Note the contents of the report and annex.

 

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