Issue - meetings

Report of the Strategic Director of Housing and Customer Services

Presented by the Leader

The Leader presented the report to Members.

He advised Members that the report outlined the updated and improved approach to risk management and that it was more important than ever that the Council preserved its ability to provide its diverse range of essential services. He highlighted that the current strategy was approved in July 2014 and that as part of the 2016/17 annual governance statement a commitment was made to review the approach to risk management. He informed Members that the Audit & Governance Committee had agreed the policy at its meeting on 21 March 2018.

It was moved by Councillor R Blunt, seconded by Councillor A V Smith and

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    The updated Risk Management Policy be formally adopted.

2.    The updated Risk Management Framework be approved.

Reason for decision: The Risk Management Policy is required to be reviewed and updated on a periodic basis and to obtain support from Members for the updated risk management framework.