Issue - meetings

Members of the Committee were invited to review the register of strategic risks for quarter two of the 2025/26 financial year. It was highlighted that three of the registered risks had undergone a change of risk owner, additionally, the risk score of the council’s ability to deliver strategic priorities had reduced from 12 to nine. Members were requested to consider the details of the register, consider whether there were any additional risks of a strategic nature, and whether the controls in place and prepared actions were sufficiently robust.

Members requested that the report content be reviewed in favour of prioritising current situations rather than providing older information. This was noted to be taken forward into future reports. It was also enquired whether the impact of the combined authority, and relationships between other authorities and West Lindsey District Council, would be deemed a strategic risk. The Monitoring Officer highlighted that should those areas become impactful on the Council and delivery of the Corporate Plan, there would be a further review of the risk status.

With no further comments, and having been proposed, seconded, and voted upon, it was

RESOLVED that the strategic risk register had been reviewed, and consideration had been given to additional risks and the robustness of current controls and proposed actions.