Agenda item

Report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place)

The Audit and Procurement Committee considered a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place) that set out, in accordance with the Council’s Risk Management Strategy, the current Corporate Risk Register that provided the Audit and Procurement Committee with an overview of the Council’s corporate risk profile and the controls in place to address these risks.

The report indicated that Local Government was currently operating within an environment of substantial budget cuts and major policy changes with significant impact on service delivery and organisational structures. The pace and scale of change required the Council to constantly assess its risk profile and implement suitable controls to manage those risks.

The Committee noted that the report covered only those risks that were viewed as the most critical for the Council and were considered at the corporate level. Risk management activity continued at other levels throughout the Council dealing with risks of a lower rating.

The Corporate Risks, listed in Appendix 1 to the report together with details of the control measures put in place to address them, fell into two separate categories:

·  Operational/ Business as Usual – those risks that could affect the underlying and fundamental operations and structure of the Council

·  Specific/Project – those risks that could affect specific projects or the major change initiatives to how we operate

The Committee further noted that there had been some changes to the Risk Register from previous reports as follows:

·  Risks removed:

  CR 008 – Ofsted Improvement Notice

  CR 009 – Coventry fails to provide a high quality education for its children

  CR 012 – Provision of SEN Transport

·  Risks added:

  CR 016 – Failure to comply with Health and Safety Legislation

  CR 017 – City Centre South 

The Committee:

·  Noted that following the completion of the move to Friargate, Kickstart would be removed from the next update of the Risk Register

·  Were informed that in respect of Sky Blue Sports and Leisure Ltd, a compensation request was anticipated, however it was unknown when or from whom this would be sought and therefore it was a significant risk to the Authority.

·  Recognising the economic uplift that the City of Culture 2021 would bring to the City, indicated that they would expect the City Centre South Scheme and the City of Culture 2021 to be evaluated and considered to ensure they worked together, minimising disruption and maximising outcomes.

·  Noted that the Authority worked hard to protect the organisation’s data and from cyber-attacks. Any breach would result in a fine from theInformation Commissioner’s Office and reputational damage was not calculable.

·  Expressed their concerns relating to the completion of staff mandatory training and requested that an Internal Audit Review be undertaken in 2018/2019, the results of which to be submitted to a future meeting of the Committee and added to the Work Programme.

RESOLVED that the Audit and Procurement Committee:

1)  Notes the current Corporate Risk Register, indicating that they have satisfied themselves that Corporate Risks are being identified and managed.

2)  Agreed that there were no areas where they require additional information.

3)  A Council Staff Mandatory Training Internal Audit to be undertaken in 2018/2019 with the findings of the Review reported to a future meeting of the Committee and added to the Work Programme.