Agenda item

The Director of Finance submits a report that provides Committee with the regular update on the work of the Council’s Risk Management and Insurance Services team’s activities. The Committee is recommended to note the report, and make any recommendations or comments it sees fit either to the Executive or the Director of Finance.

The Director of Finance submitted a report giving the regular update on the work of the Council’s Risk Management and Insurance Services team’s activities.

The Head of Internal Audit and Risk Management drew Members’ attention Appendix 3 of the report, Children’s Social Care and Early Help Team’s Divisional Operational Risk Register which had been requested by the Committee at the previous Audit & Risk meeting. Appendix 4 to the report also showed progress made in the 2016 training programme.

The Committee noted the claims data at Appendix 5 to the report, and were advised of a recent court case that was lost.

Members were informed that the high levels of public liability claims were motor claims in Housing which had the biggest fleet, and Planning, Transport and Economic Development, through highways, slips and trips claims. In comparison to Nottingham and Derby, the figures were not significantly high.

Members were asked to note that the Risk Management strategy and Policy Statement (Appendix 6) and Leicester City Council’s Business Continuity Management Strategy and Policy Statement 2016 (Appendix 7) had been taken to the Executive and no changes made.

In response to Member questions, the Director of Finance informed the Committee that dependent on the decision, everything the Council did attracted an element of risk, but the Executive had not been in such a position that taking such decisions would score highly on the risk register. Members were also asked to note the departure of two senior managers (Director Culture & Neighbourhood Development and Director of Housing) had long lead in periods so the departures could be managed, and each new manager would inherit established risk registers for the departments.

Members noted there were areas in the risk register of 15 and above in the critical areas of Children’s and Adults Services. Members were informed there controls and safeguards in place to manage the risks.

The Chair thanked the Head of Internal Audit & Risk Management for the report.

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.