Agenda item - Strategic Risk Focus Item: SR22 Modernising the Council

Report of the Executive Lead Officer, Strategy, Governance & Law (copy attached).

1)            That the Audit & Standards Committee notes the Strategic Risk Assessment Report at Appendix 1

65.1      The Chief Executive provided a verbal update and answered Members questions for SR22: Modernising the Council. The Chief Executive was accompanied by the Head of Performance, Improvement & Programmes.

65.2      Councillor Sykes stated that there were 23 large corporate programmes currently underway and he was concerned that the Head of Performance, Improvement & Programmes had too large a workload.

65.3      The Chief Executive explained that delivery of the programmes did not fall upon one person but was allocated to ELT and departmental management teams.

65.4      Councillor Cobb asked if contracts procured by the council would be focussed on small businesses or larger companies.

65.5      The Chief Executive stated that he believed the council could do more to get a better result from its contract management. New contracts would be price and quality balanced and other factors relating to the Social Value Act would be included.

65.6      Councillor Cobb asked for further information on the Able & Willing corporate programme.

65.7      The Chief Executive stated that the Council were working on programmes to address exclusion from the workforce of those with mental health issues and physical disabilities and part of that would be a re-imagining of the role of Able & Willing.

65.8      RESOLVED- That the Audit & Standards Committee notes the Strategic Risk Assessment Report at Appendix 1.