Issue - meetings

Cabinet noted the content of the report.

Cabinet noted the conDecision

Cabinet noted the content of the report

Corporate objectives

Dacorum Delivers – Risk management is an essential part of ensuring that the Council meets all of its objectives

Monitoring Officer/S.151 Officer comments

Monitoring Officer:  

No comments to add to the report.

S.151 Officer

S.151 report, comments included in the body of the report.

Advice

Councillor Elliot introduced the report and said the risk scores remain unchanged and reflect the council’s current position. There are no material concerns.

J Deane said that a Q1 report would normally be considered earlier in the year but due the timing of meetings, this has not been possible. The Q2 risk report will be coming to Cabinet next month. He said that the council are looking to revise the strategic risk register and this is currently going through the process with the external auditors to approve them.

Councillor Birnie said the right to buy risk was highlighted and he asked if there was any further information about the lifting on the borrowing cap.

M Gaynor said the government had indicated in the Budget and in correspondence to councils that the borrowing cap would be lifted as of April 1^st 2019. The council have put in a bid for additional resources.

Councillor Williams said the lifting of the cap would have significant more opportunities than the effect of the right to buy scheme.

Voting

None.

tent of the report.