Agenda item

Chamberlain's Department Risk Management - Monthly Report

Report of the Chamberlain.

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report of the Chamberlain which provided updates regarding the top risks within the Departmental Risk Register.

 

A Member queried the level of confidence officers had about being able to reduce CR16 (Information Security) to green in the medium term (page 40). First, officers had to demonstrate how CR16 would be reduced to amber.

 

The Chairman of the IT Sub Committee and officers responded that a great deal of work was being done. A deep dive had been produced for Members at the last IT Sub Committee meeting and what had become apparent was the evolving nature of the risk; the boundary between red, amber and green was much more fluid than other risk areas and the decision was made to keep CR16 at red. That said, a programme of work was being carried out, and the goal was to mitigate the risk as much as possible, not least in preparation for the roll out of GDPR.

 

The Chairman briefly spoke about CR23 (Police Funding). A constructive discussion had recently taken place between the Town Clerk, the Chamberlain and the Chairman. The result of which would be a letter from the Town Clerk to the Commissioner of the Police re-emphasising the obligations for the Police and stressing the need for the Police to work with others across the Corporation to ensure medium term financial sustainability.    

 

RESOLVED – That the Committee noted the report.

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