Issue - meetings

The 2024/25 quarter four corporate risk register and actions being taken to control and mitigate risk be noted.

The Executive Member for Financial Sustainability presented the Monitoring 2024/25 Quarter 4 corporate risk register report. He said that the Leadership Team had reviewed the risks, scores and mitigations and they remained largely unchanged. He said that there were risks around the Local Government Review but there were currently insufficient details to make an assessment.

Councillor Brittain proposed that the recommendation in the report be supported. Councillor Daar seconded the proposal.

The motion to support the recommendation having been proposed and seconded was put to the meeting and upon a vote being taken, was declared CARRIED.

RESOLVED – that the 2024/25 quarter four corporate risk register and actions being taken to control and mitigate risk be noted.

The Director for Finance, Risk and Performance introduced the updated corporate risk  report.  He said that there had been no change to any scores, with no new risks added or deleted.

The Director for Finance, Risk and Performance said that it was too early for local government reorganisation to be included on the register, as there were too many unknowns. He assured Members that this issue was on the radar.

The Chair thanked the Director for Finance, Risk and Performance for the report.

Mr Sharman noted that there were now mitigations in place regarding the production of accounts, which enabled continuous monitoring.   

The Director for Finance, Risk and Performance said that such risks were covered around financial resources, such as resources in the team. He said that a report went to Council in May 2025 which also recommended regular reports around these risks.

The Chair asked if target dates could also be populated in the table as seen on page 166 of the report.

The Director for Finance, Risk and Performance said that such dates could be included.  

It was moved by Councillor Williamson and seconded by Councillor Hart, that the recommendations, as detailed, be approved. After being put to the meeting and a vote taken, this motion was declared CARRIED.

RESOLVED – that the 2024/25 quarter four corporate risk register and actions being taken to control and mitigate risk be noted.