The Risk and Insurance Manager provided Members with an update on the implementation of key additional actions to control corporate risks, emerging risk topics were also highlighted. A summary was also included regarding arrangements for the development of risk registers for Pledge Strategies, new Delivery Units and the revised Transformation Programme.

Members heard how following the adoption of the Wirral Plan, the Strategic Leadership Team conducted an exercise in late 2015/16 to identify the most relevant risks to its delivery. It was reported that this had resulted in the production of a revised Corporate Risk Register which was noted by this Committee on 14 June 2016.

The Risk and Insurance Manager then informed Members how all mitigating actions appear to be progressing as planned, with the exception of:

·  The development of extra care housing ( Risk 5: Integration of Health and Social Care)

·  The sale of surplus assets ( Risk 10: Resources and Infrastructure)

The Report informed Members about emerging risk areas and explained that since the new Corporate Risk Register was finalised on 31 May there had been some significant changes both within the Council and in the wider environment that could create uncertainty for delivery of the Council’s objectives. Members heard, how, on 23 June the UK voted to leave the European Union, resulting in uncertainty and the potential to create additional challenges to delivery of the Wirral Plan in the longer term. It was identified that the following could be particularly affected: Financial Resilience (risk 1) Devolution (risk 4) and Economic Activity (risk 9).Furthermore, the report explained how in July Ofsted undertook an investigation of the Council’s Children’s Services. The outcome has now been published and could have implications for the following existing corporate risks: Financial Resilience (risk 1) and Safeguarding (risk 7).

The Risk and Insurance Manager advised that to ensure that the Council and the wider Wirral Partnership develops a comprehensive understanding of the risks to delivery of the Wirral Plan three further sets of Risk Registers will be developed over the coming months as follows:

·  Individual Wirral Plan pledge strategies

·  Plans for the new Business Services functions and Delivery Units

·  Programmes within the revised Transformation Programme

Members heard how there had been consultation with the Policy, Performance & Scrutiny Team and the Change Team over arrangements for the development of the Registers and guidance and support will be available to those responsible for producing them.

Resolved -  That

(1)  Members note the report on progress in managing the corporate risks: and

(2)  further reports on the Corporate Risk Register be brought to future meetings of this Committee.