Powys faces 13 ‘areas of risk’
Powys County Council has published ‘13 areas of risk’ that it believes pose an immediate threat to the county as it bids to navigate its way through challenging times.
The impact of Brexit and Covid-19 are just of the areas identified on a Strategic Risk Register that is moving between PCC services to be managed.
Head of finance Jane Thomas and finance portfolio holder Councillor Aled Davies will be the new guardians of the risk register, which also includes the funding challenges for Children’s Social Services and education transformation.
Head of finance, Jane Thomas, told the PCC’s cabinet this week: “This report focusses on quarter four following the decision by silver command to proceed with risk monitoring. All risk owners have provided a summary of progress since quarter three.”
Ms Thomas explained that this was to show cabinet that work was being done to guard against the risk.
She added: “Cabinet should note that there is a new risk register that was introduced on May 24 that highlighted and identified all of the risks associated with Covid 19.
“That register is being reviewed on a weekly basis through the various command mechanisms within the council.”
There are 62 risks on the Covid-19 risk register alone.
Cllr Aled Davies, said: “We’ll be sharing this report with the Audit committee at some stage and we’ve already taken the Covid Risk Register to them to seek their comments and to keep them fully informed.
“We will never get rid of risks entirely but it’s about understanding what we are dealing with.
Cabinet approved the report.
The 13 risks on the register are:
· Loss of grant funding for posts in Children’s Social Services.
· Unable to manage the schools budget without extra resource and finance.
· Failing to make the necessary education improvements in
response to Estyn recommendations.
· Unable to manage the level of financial cuts required
· Housing stock maintenance and servicing complying with regulations.
· Non-compliance with data protection legislation (General
Data Protection Regulations(GDPR) and UK Data Protection Act (DPA) 2018
· Cyber security threat.
· The impact of Brexit.
· The council receives a negative regulatory/inspection report.
· Significant long term decrease in the working age population impacts on Council’s ability to recruit and retain or commission the
workforce it requires.
· The impact to Powys residents, services and Council staff as a result of a COVID-19 (Coronavirus) epidemic.
· Heart of Wales Property Services (HOWPS).
· Lack of adequate resilience planning.
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