The Risk and Insurance Officer presented the report of the Chief Executive that confirmed the outcome of the most recent quarterly review of the Corporate Risk register. Progress towards the development of risk registers for Pledge Strategies, new Delivery Units and the revised Transformation Programme were also summarised. A summary of the status of key mitigating actions for the existing Corporate Risks at the end of quarter two 2016/17 was appended to the report.

The report informed that, following adoption of the Wirral Plan in 2015, the Strategic Leadership Team (SLT) had revised the Council’s Corporate Risk Register. This was reported to this Committee on 14 June 2016. A review was undertaken at the end of each quarter by SLT. This addressed progress in relation to the management of the existing corporate risks as well as emerging risk areas for possible addition to the register.

Members questioned the Officer on the methodology used in the scoring of unmanaged and current risk. Discussion then took place regarding the increased incidence of ‘Cyber Attacks’ on Information and Communication Systems. The  Head of Digital (SIRO) provided Members with additional information about the regularity of such attacks and the preventative measures currently in place.

Members noted that ongoing management processes undertaken to mitigate risk across different areas of the Council. A request was made that an additional item of report be included in future reports, namely ‘Brexit’ and associated risks, financial or otherwise, to the Council.

Resolved – That

1)  the progress in managing the corporate risks be noted; and

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