Issue - meetings

Report by Chief Executive

The Committee gave consideration to a report providing an update on the Council’s Strategic Risk Register.

Discussion took place in respect of current mitigations against the aging population; the promotion of Argyll and Bute to business; waste management and in particular to the challenges arising from the delay of the landfill ban and the planned engagement with Scottish Government officers in this regard.

Further discussion was had in relation to the need for Members to better understand the Strategic Risk Register, particularly in relation to the red risks.  The Chief Internal Auditor offered assurance to Members by confirming that for the majority of risks in the Council’s Strategic Risk Register there are either sufficient assurances in place or internal audit have scheduled work to fill identified gaps.  He also outlined the role of the Committee in relation to their scrutiny function and advised that he intended to engage with Members over the next three months with a view to identifying areas they wished to see covered in the Audit Plan for 2020/21.  

Decision:

The Audit and Scrutiny Committee agreed to endorse the updated Strategic Risk Register, as attached at Appendix 1 of the report.

(Reference:  Report by Chief Executive, dated 22 September 2020, submitted.)