Issue - meetings

The Director of Finance submits a report to advise the Committee of the support and agreement of the Corporate Management Team for the latest update to the Business Continuity Management Policy Statement and Business Continuity Management Strategy. The Committee is recommended to note that Corporate Management Team approved the 2016 Corporate Business Continuity Management Policy Statement, note that the Executive will be asked to agree the Policy and Strategy in December 2015, and note that Audit and Risk Committee will be advised of the completion of the process in February.

The Director of Finance submitted a report advising the Committee of the support of the Corporate Management Team for the latest update to the Business Continuity Management Policy Statement and Business Continuity Management Strategy.

Members noted that the Council had already planned for an incident on the scale of the recent terrorist attacks in Paris.  This included a series of presentations that the Resilience Manager had given to staff and reminder cards for procedures in different types of incidents being placed in strategic locations around the building.

The Committee welcomed the news that the Council had been short-listed for an Institute of Risk Management global award for business continuity in adversity.

RESOLVED:

1)    That it be noted that the Corporate Management Team has approved the 2016 Corporate Business Continuity Management Policy Statement and Strategy;

2)    That the Executive will be asked to agree the 2016 Corporate Business Continuity Management Policy Statement and Strategy on 10 December 2015;

3)    That this Committee will be advised of the completion of the process referred to in 1) and 2) above in February 2016; and

4)    That the Resilience Manager be asked to arrange for all Councillors to receive training on actions that should be taken should serious incidents occur.