Issue - meetings

To provide an update on the Council’s current strategic risks (report of the Assistant Director – Governance enclosed).

Consideration was given to the report of the Assistant Director – Governance which provided an update on the Council’s current strategic risks.

The Group Manager – Insights and Transformation introduced the report on behalf of the Business Intelligence and Change Manager who had sent apologies, and highlighted the following two elements of change since the previous Risk Report was issued:

• the likelihood and impact of the Homelessness risk had been reduced following a successful recruitment campaign; the team had moved to a stable position; and
• the following new risks had been identified regarding the depot and operational work:

o   introduction of extended producer responsibilities; and

o   identification and suitability of future depot accommodation.

Members considered the report and made the following comments:

• Members welcomed the revised layout of the report which gave clarity to the location and responsibility of each risk.

• Members referred to the progress made, and assurances given by the Homelessness Reduction Manager, and concurred with the reduced risk score stated for homelessness. Members acknowledged that some cases of homelessness were not visible/apparent, and that this area continued to be a risk.

• Members welcomed the inclusion of the risk relating to the depot, nonetheless, as the site had been sold prior to the identification of a replacement site and ongoing expenditure for a temporary site was therefore being incurred, was the risk score correct?
  • The Group Manager – Insights and Transformation would investigate the issue and a response would be circulated to the Committee.

AGREED:

That after consideration of the Risk Report 2022/23 and Appendix A which detailed the latest assessment of the Council’s strategic risks, the report be noted by the Committee.