Issue - meetings

RESOLVED:

That the Cabinet note the content of the Surrey County Council Leadership risk register (as at Annex 1 of the submitted report) and that the control actions put in place by the Statutory Responsibilities Network be endorsed.

Reasons for decisions

To enable the Cabinet to keep Surrey County Council’s strategic risks under review and to ensure that appropriate action is being taken to mitigate risks to a tolerable level in the most effective way.

The Cabinet Member for Business Services and Resident Experience introduced the item and informed the Cabinet that this was the regular quarterly report highlighting the risk register. She informed Members that the senior leadership succession risk had reduced due to work undertaken by HR and that the highest risk to the Council was the policy changes related to the exit from the European Union. She went on to say that some comfort could be taken by an emergency budget not being put in place.

RESOLVED:

That content of the Surrey County Council Leadership risk register (as at Annex 1 of the submitted report) be noted and that the control actions put in place by the Statutory Responsibilities Network be endorsed.

Reasons for decisions

To enable the Cabinet to keep Surrey County Council’s strategic risks under review and to ensure that appropriate action is being taken to mitigate risks to a tolerable level in the most effective way.