Issue - meetings

This annual risk management report enables the committee to meet its responsibilities for monitoring the development and operation of the council’s risk management arrangements.  It also presents the latest Leadership Risk Register.

Declarations of interest:

None

Witnesses:

Cath Edwards, Risk and Governance Manager

Key points raised during the discussion:

1.    The Risk and Governance Manager introduced the report and highlighted the work on risk culture at Surrey.

2.    The Deputy Chief Finance Officer explained that ‘casualty claims’ was not referring to deaths but was the word for liability for mental, physical and financial injury.

3.    Members suggested that future reports include the percentage of attendance at risk forums.

4.    The Risk and Governance Manager confirmed that the risk management framework is in place to get some consistency in the approach to risk across the council.  However, some flexibility is needed.  She held regular meetings with strategic risk representatives to monitor how the risk framework is working for them and to tailor support.

5.    The Chief Internal Auditor confirmed that procurement has risk-assessed critical contracts and some contracts had been included in the Internal Audit Annual Plan on that basis.

6.    It was suggested that a presentation on legal implications of risk be provided to senior managers.

7.    In response to a query about the risk of not finding a replacement quickly if a supplier is lost, the Chief Internal Auditor informed Members about an upcoming audit of supply chain resilience.

Actions/Further information to note:

None.

RESOLVED:

      i.        That the committee was satisfied with the risk management arrangements;

     ii.        That the Risk Management Strategy be ENDORSED to Council for inclusion in the Constitution (Recommendations tracker ref: A25/15); and

    iii.        That the committee NOTES the Leadership Risk Register.

Committee next steps:

None.