Decision details

a)  Cabinet endorse the current significant items on the Risk Register and also agree that the following issues be included: -

·         Mitigation against Planning Appeals exceeding the 10% threshold which could result in Government intervention;

·         Recognition of potential risk in the event of Local Government Reorganisation;

b)  the Corporate Risk Strategy, as appended to the report, be approved.

REASON FOR DECISIONS

To prioritise and manage the mitigation of Risk in order that the Council can achieve its objectives.

Updates to the Corporate Risk Strategy were considered appropriate in order to facilitate greater understanding of risk maturity and improved organisational performance against the Alarm national performance model for risk management in public services, as suggested by Internal Audit.  This is also highlighted as an improvement action in the Annual Governance Statement.