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Risk Management Policy 2025/26

Meeting: 13/03/2025 - Cabinet (Item 10)

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Decision:

That the Risk Management Policy for 2025/26, the Risk Appetite Statement for 2025/26 and the current Corporate Risk Register be approved.

Minutes:

 

Councillor Cutler introduced the report which had been discussed at Audit and Governance Committee on 25 February and the comments made and suggested response had been outlined in paragraphs 6.3 and 6.4 of the report.

 

At the invitation of the Leader, Councillor Lee addressed Cabinet as summarised briefly below.

Councillor Lee asked a question regarding the council’s agreed moderate risk appetite in relation to the stated desire to “go greener faster”.  He also queried why the corporate risk register did not include responding to the nature emergency and the council's capacity to adapt to climate and nature risks.  In addition, he asked whether risk relating to air quality should also be included.

 

Councillor Cutler responded to the comments and questions and agreed to discuss with officers whether any change to the corporate risks were required.

 

Cabinet agreed to the following for the reasons set out in the report and outlined above.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the Risk Management Policy for 2025/26, the Risk Appetite Statement for 2025/26 and the current Corporate Risk Register be approved.

 


Meeting: 25/02/2025 - Audit and Governance Committee (Item 10)

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Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

The Head of Programme introduced the report, advising that there were no material changes proposed to the policy, risk appetite or process.  Paragraph 11.6 summarised the changes since the previous year. 

 

The Head of Programme, Director (Finance), the Senior Programme and Policy Manager together with Councillor Cutler responded to members’ questions on the report.  The following points were raised for further review by Cabinet:

a)    Consideration about whether to include the requirement for a hot weather plan in Risk CR011;

b)    Consideration about whether the risks relating to Local Government Reorganisation should be included as a new separate risk or as a factor affecting existing risks?

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the Cabinet Member for Finance and Performance have regard to the discussion of this committee on the policy and the points outlined above in his presentation of report CAB3500 which would be considered at Cabinet on 13 March 2025.        


 

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