Agenda item

Report of the Commissioner (copy attached).

(N.B. Please see also Non-Public Appendix - Item 22 on the Non-Public

agenda)

The Committee received a report of the Commissioner providing a revised assessment of certain risk profiles within the Force’s Risk Register, specifically in relation to Economic Crime.

A Member expressed concern that the report appeared to suggest that the Force’s risk register was retrospective, observing that this would be of no use whatsoever given that the purpose of risk registers was to help identify and mitigate future risks. He also noted that there was no reference made to addressing the issue of staff morale, which he had queried at the last meeting.

The Assistant Commissioner clarified that the reference to ‘retrospective’ aspect of the register in fact referred to the action taken over the past year to mitigate rather than the risk register itself and apologised for the confusion. He also undertook to address the morale issue.

A Member suggested that an outstanding references report be introduced by the Town Clerk in an effort to ensure such items were highlighted in future and not missed, which the Chairman agreed would be a sensible course of action.

RECEIVED.