Issue - meetings

This report enables the Committee to meet its responsibilities for monitoring the development of the Council’s risk management arrangements.

The Committee received a report providing it with an update on the Council’s risk management arrangements.

The Committee considered the following matters:

·                     Emergency and crisis management. The Committee expressed support for further training for members with regard to emergency and crisis management, including how officers are able to utilise and manage information from councillors in such events. The Head of Corporate Governance informed the Committee that she would work with the Democratic Services Manager to identify a suitable date for this session. This matter was also considered in Minute 15, above.

·                     Monitoring of Plan E.  The Committee expressed concern that the risk “Monitoring the Plan E Project Plan” on page 63 of the agenda was outside the control of the Council, as the implementation of works was the responsibility of Surrey County Council. The Head of Corporate Governance informed the meeting that this was a typing error, and that the full description of this risk should read “Monitoring the Plan E Project Plan and assess impact”. The Committee was informed that whilst the implementation of works were the responsibility of Surrey County Council, there were still reputational risks to Epsom and Ewell Borough Council if they were not delivered as planned. Additionally, Epsom and Ewell Borough Council had contributed funding to the Plan.

Members of the Committee expressed the view that an action plan to address any problems that may arise with the implementation of Plan E might be required.

Following consideration, the Committee:

(1)          Confirmed that it was satisfied with the arrangements in place for risk management.

(2)          Reviewed the Leadership Risk Register and identified the following risk as being an item which it wished to raise with the Leadership Team:

Risk L8 (Monitoring the Plan E Project Plan and assess impact): the Committee expressed the view that an action plan to address problems with the implementation of Plan E should be produced.