ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Cabinet
Corporate
Governance
Committee
Corporate
Management
Team
APPENDIX (i)
Director of
Resources
Individual
Chief Officers
Corporate Risk
Management
Group (CRMG)
Departmental
Lead Officers
on Risk
Management
(CRMG
Members)
Coordinate
production of
departmental risk
assessments
(both service
plan and
inherent)
Service
Managers/
Employees
Approve the
Corporate Risk
Management
Policy Statement
and Risk
Management
Strategy
Ensure that an
adequate risk
management
framework and
associated
control
environment is in
place
Consider and
agree the
Council’s
corporate
strategic risks
and identify
those requiring
further action
Coordinate risk
management
activity across
the Council
Develop action
plans in relation
to corporate
strategic risks
Oversee
implementation
of risk
management and
maintain risk
management
guidance for
service managers
Consider
Council’s
corporate
strategic risks
and agree a
programme of
risk reduction
where
appropriate
Monitor
arrangements for
the
identification,
monitoring and
management of
strategic and
operational risk
within the
Council
Receive regular
progress reports
on the corporate
risk register
Allocate
responsibility to
Chief Officers to
develop action
plans for
corporate
strategic risks
Appoint a senior
officer and
Member to
jointly take
responsibility for
risk management
Identify risks
attached to
proposals for
new / changed
policies and
service delivery
arrangements
Promote risk
management
culture and
training, and
support
departmental
Lead Officers on
Risk
Management
Ensure action
plans are
developed for
those risks
requiring further
action
Apply risk
management to
those risks
requiring further
action,
particularly new
developments
and "project"
work
Establish the
CRMG to
coordinate action
and receive
regular progress
reports from
them
Report on risk
management
activity to CMT
and Members
Ensure that a
departmental risk
register is
maintained and
that action plans
are implemented
Regularly review
key risks
identified by
departments to
share best
practice
Maintain and
update
departmental risk
registers
Maintain a
record of risk
assessments
undertaken and
resulting action
plans
Receive progress
reports on risk
reduction
programme and
agree revisions
to “corporate risk
register”
Maintain
awareness of risk
management
principles and
take
responsibility for
managing risk
within their own
working
environment
Cabinet
Consider risks
attached to
proposals for
new / changed
policies and
service delivery
arrangements
Corporate
Governance
Committee
Corporate
Management
Team
Director of
Resources
Maintain a
corporate risk
register
Provide risk
management
training for
Members,
appropriate to
their needs and
responsibilities
Individual
Chief Officers
Corporate Risk
Management
Group (CRMG)
Develop links
between internal
groups
that contribute to
different
elements of risk
management
Establish links
with external
groups to share
best practice on
risk management
issues
Consider risks in
relation to
significant
partnerships and
obtain assurance
about the
management of
those risks
Departmental
Lead Officers
on Risk
Management
(CRMG
Members)
Monitor quality
of risk
assessments and
support service
managers where
necessary
Identify and
share good
practice with
other
departments
Provide regular
updates for
departmental
risks included in
the corporate risk
register
Provide risk
management
training and
guidance to all
appropriate staff
Service
Managers/
Employees