Issue - meetings

(i)       to note the Corporate Risk Register set out in Appendix A; and

(ii)       to note the Corporate Assurance Map provided at Appendix B.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Governance which presented the Corporate Risk Register and Assurance Map to provide assurance on the Council’s system of risk management.

The report recommended:-

That the Committee -

(a)      to note the Corporate Risk Register set out in Appendix A; and

(b)      to note the Corporate Assurance Map provided at Appendix B.

In response to a question regarding the Cyber Security Risk and whether additional checks were in place to ensure there were no security breaches, the Chief Officer – Digital and Technology advised that significant investment had been made in this area to reduce vulnerability and that various checks were conducted.

In response to a question relating to the Cyber Security Risk and whether there was increased risk with people working from home, the Chief Officer – Digital and Technology advised that there were less physical breaches as employees were not transporting devices.

In response to a question relating to the Financial Sustainability Risk and how the score was arrived at, the Chief Officer – Finance advised that the sustainability of the current financial situation had increased the level of risk to the Council and income and expenditure was being monitored closely.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations contained in the report.