Agenda item

Report of the Director of the Built Environment

The Committee received a report of the Director of the Built Environment, providing the Committee with assurance that risk management procedures in place within the Department of the Built Environment are satisfactory and that they meet the requirements of the corporate Risk Management Framework. The Director of the Built Environment introduced the report and advised the Committee of the key points.

A Member advised that the risk relating to the Lord Mayor’s Fireworks should be put back on the register for 2019 as it may be reintroduced in future years.

With regards to the risk on road safety, a Member commented that the reputational damage to the City was trivial compared to the impact on the victims of accidents and their families, and the current wording implied that the City was more concerned about its reputation than safety. The Director of the Built Environment responded that as there would always be casualties, presenting the risk differently would mean it always carried the top rating. A Member added that Bank Junction was not the only concern with regards to road safety as Ludgate Circus was also problematic and should be captured on the risk register. The Director of the Built Environment advised the Committee that Road Safety would be the subject of an upcoming deep dive by the Audit & Risk Management Committee.

In response to a query from a Member, the Director of the Built Environment advised that the risk relating to staff retention was being considered as part of another risk.

A Member requested that a briefing session be arranged for Members on the final version of the National Policy Planning Framework, which had been released in July.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.