This page explains the role and
objectives of the Risk Management Team within Northumberland
County Council.
Introduction
Briefly, our aim is to reduce the level of
risk facing the County Council that may prevent it from achieving
its objectives.
Progress in embedding risk management is
overseen by the County Council's Audit Committee.
Role
The Risk Management Team provides a
co-ordinating role in the management of risk across the County
Council.
The Team fulfils its role through developing
and implementing a consistent approach towards managing risks
across the County Council. The Risk Manager seeks to achieve
this through the Strategic Risk Manage ment Group that
consists of senior managers representing each of the County
Council's Groups. The approach is documented in the Risk
Management Framework encompassing the Risk
Management Policy and Risk
Management Strategy.
Objectives
- Input into corporate governance
processes
- Drive the embedding of risk management
processes throughout the County Council
- Provide support and guidance on risk
management issues throughout the County Council
Risk Appraisal Process
The Council's corporate planning processes
incorporate the consideration of risk at an early stage, both at a
strategic and operational level. The risk appraisal process
formalises the consideration of risk within projects and proposals
as contained in reports going to Strategic Management
Team/Executive.
Escalation within the risk appraisal process
ensures that the consideration of risk is not unduly onerous for
less significant issues. The process is underpinned by a risk
assessment workshop involving representative interested parties
and, where appropriate, approval by the Risk Appraisal Panel
comprising members and senior officers.
Various proformas and
guidance are provided in the RISK MANAGEMENT TOOL
KIT:
1. Risk ready
reckoner (summary grading guidance on one page)
Risk Assessment Templates
2. Service risk
assessment template
3. Projects and
proposals risk assessment template
4. Risk
assessment template for Risk Appraisal Panel
5. Guidance to
completing the risk assessment template
6. Guidance to
grading risks
7. Guidance to
assurance sources
8. Guidance to
risk categories
Risk Appraisal Panel
9. Risk
Appraisal Report proforma
10. Risk
Appraisal Land Checklist
11. Risk
Appraisal Panel Guidance
12. Risk
Appraisal Panel Information Report
13. Risk
Appraisal Panel - schedule of meetings 2013/14
14. Delegations
(Extract from Finance & Contract Rules
December 2011)
Action Plans and Monitoring
15. Risk
management action plan - A4
16. Risk action
plan monitoring proforma
17. Control
action plan monitoring proforma
Risk Management Database
18. Magique
Login
Sources of
Information
19. Risk Management Training
Slides
Responsibilities
Responsibilities of the Risk
Management Team are to:
- Facilitate and provide support to the
organisation's risk management process, giving advice and guidance
on best practice
- Co-ordinate Northumberland County Council's
risk management approach, ensuring that a consistent approach is
adopted throughout the organisation
- Report regularly to the Audit Committee and
Executive/Strategic Management Team on progress
- Develop Northumberland County Council's risk
management approach, including setting of policy, strategy and
methodology
- Ensure that risk management is integrated
within the policy development, service planning and performance
management processes
Responsibilities of County Council services are to:
- Implement the Risk
Management Policy;
- Ensure risk assessment protocols and adequate
controls are in place
- Ensure that identified actions to reduce the
level of residual risk are implemented
- Monitor progress and report upon performance
in reducing risk at all levels
- Utilise management reports to improve risk
management within the Council
Frequently Asked Questions
I am a member of the public, what do I do if
I believe I have suffered damage as a result of the negligence
of the County Council?
You need to write in to the Insurance
Team at the address given below, or email the insurance
mailbox.
Details must include your full name, date of
birth and national insurance number. For any motoring
incidents, we will also require copies of evidence of your car
ownership, tax disk and MOT certificate.
Please provide a full explanation and
details of the incident that has occurred and any damage suffered,
along with photographic evidence where possible and two estimates
of the value of work required to make good the damage, as
appropriate. It is important that you provide the precise
location of the incident and the date and time.
Where it is necessary for you to make an
immediate repair, e.g. replace a tyre, we also require you to
retain the damaged item for inspection by ourselves or our
insurance company.
All claims are thoroughly investigated, and we
prosecute anyone found to have submitted a fraudulent claim.
Email the insurance mailbox: insurance@northumberland.gov.uk
or write to us at:
Insurance Team
Administration and Transactional Services
Finance Group
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 2EF
Fax: (01670) 626039
Risk Management Contacts
Barbara McKie, Group Assurance Manager
Email: Barbara.McKie@northumberland.gov.uk
Tel: (01670) 623929 or (0191) 6435750
Lynne Brown, Risk Management Officer
Email: Lynne.Brown@northumberland.gov.uk
Tel: (01670) 623929 or (0191) 6435751
Allison Mitchell, Chief Internal Auditor
Email: Allison.Mitchell@northumberland.gov.uk
Tel: (01670) 623884 or (0191) 6435720
Address:
Shared Internal Audit and Risk Management
Service
Northumberland County Council and North
Tyneside Council
Quadrant (East)
The Silverlink North
Cobalt Business Park
North Tyneside
NE27 0BY
