Wednesday
08
May
New risk register set up by county council
19/06/2020 @ 10:20
A new risk register has been set up by Powys County Council to deal specifically with coronavirus, the cabinet has been told.
At the cabinet meeting it was also revealed that the Strategic Risk Register is moving between services.
Head of finance, Jane Thomas, said: “This report focusses on quarter four following the decision by silver command to proceed with risk monitoring.
“All risk owners have provided a summary of progress since quarter three.”
Ms Thomas explained that this was to show cabinet that work was being done to guard against the risk and that there are 13 risks on the register.
Ms Thomas added: “Cabinet should note that there is a new risk register that was introduced on 24 May that highlighted and identified all of the risks associated with Covid 19.
“That register is being reviewed on a weekly basis through the various command mechanisms within the council.”
There are 62 risks on the Covid-19 risk register.
Cllr Aled Davies, said: “We’ll be sharing this report with the Audit committee at some stage and we’ve already taken the Covid Risk Register to them to seek their comments and to keep them fully informed.”
“We will never get rid of risks entirely but it’s about understanding what we are dealing with.
“I hope all he portfolio holders are happy with the mitigating action being taken by their services.”
Cabinet approved the report.
The 13 risks on the register are:
Loss of grant funding for posts in Children’s Social Services.
Unable to manage the schools budget without extra resource and finance.
Failing to make the necessary education improvements in
response to Estyn recommendations.
Unable to manage the level of financial cuts required
Housing stock maintenance and servicing complying with regulations.
Non compliance with data protection legislation (General
Data Protection Regulations(GDPR) and UK Data Protection Act (DPA) 2018
Cyber security threat.
The impact of Brexit.
The council receives a negative regulatory /inspection report.
Significant long term decrease in the working age population impacts on Council’s ability to recruit and retain or commission the
workforce it requires.
The impact to Powys residents, services and Council staff as a result of a COVID-19 (Coronavirus) epidemic.
Heart of Wales Property Services (HOWPS).
Lack of adequate resilience planning.
At the cabinet meeting it was also revealed that the Strategic Risk Register is moving between services.
Head of finance, Jane Thomas, said: “This report focusses on quarter four following the decision by silver command to proceed with risk monitoring.
“All risk owners have provided a summary of progress since quarter three.”
Ms Thomas explained that this was to show cabinet that work was being done to guard against the risk and that there are 13 risks on the register.
Ms Thomas added: “Cabinet should note that there is a new risk register that was introduced on 24 May that highlighted and identified all of the risks associated with Covid 19.
“That register is being reviewed on a weekly basis through the various command mechanisms within the council.”
There are 62 risks on the Covid-19 risk register.
Cllr Aled Davies, said: “We’ll be sharing this report with the Audit committee at some stage and we’ve already taken the Covid Risk Register to them to seek their comments and to keep them fully informed.”
“We will never get rid of risks entirely but it’s about understanding what we are dealing with.
“I hope all he portfolio holders are happy with the mitigating action being taken by their services.”
Cabinet approved the report.
The 13 risks on the register are:
Loss of grant funding for posts in Children’s Social Services.
Unable to manage the schools budget without extra resource and finance.
Failing to make the necessary education improvements in
response to Estyn recommendations.
Unable to manage the level of financial cuts required
Housing stock maintenance and servicing complying with regulations.
Non compliance with data protection legislation (General
Data Protection Regulations(GDPR) and UK Data Protection Act (DPA) 2018
Cyber security threat.
The impact of Brexit.
The council receives a negative regulatory /inspection report.
Significant long term decrease in the working age population impacts on Council’s ability to recruit and retain or commission the
workforce it requires.
The impact to Powys residents, services and Council staff as a result of a COVID-19 (Coronavirus) epidemic.
Heart of Wales Property Services (HOWPS).
Lack of adequate resilience planning.
By Elgan Hearn, Local Democracy Reporting Service
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