Determining the interventions necessary to optimise the achievement of the intended outcomes
Supporting principles
Determining interventions
Planning interventions
Optimising achievements of intended outcomes
Cheshire West and Chester will:
Make a clear statement of the Council’s purpose and vision and use it as a basis for corporate and service planning
Have risk management arrangements in place including mitigating actions to support the achievement of the Council’s intended outcomes
Ensure there are effective arrangements in place to monitor service delivery
Put in effective arrangements to deal with a failure in service delivery and outcomes for residents
Have contingency arrangements including business continuity, disaster recovery to ensure resilience in delivering services
Provide senior managers and Members with timely financial and performance information
Ensure budget calculations are robust
Align financial and performance data to provide an overall understanding of performance
This will be evidenced by:
Council Plan 2020-24, Recovery and Renewal Plan and Performance Management Framework
Reports requiring decisions address risks involved in making the decision
Severe weather Protocol
Risk Management Strategy and Policy
Major Emergency Response plan and policies made under the plan-managed by the Joint Cheshire Emergency Planning Team
Service Business Continuity plans-requirement for services to have plans-review underway following restructures and changes in service delivery
Business Continuity and Emergency Planning Liaison Group
Ongoing work to ensure corporate issues (IT and Buildings) are covered by third party suppliers
Requirement for major contracts to have business Continuity plans and reviewed in contract management meetings
Reports to Senior Management Team
Corporate Risk Register reviewed quarterly and reported to Corporate Leadership Team, Cabinet and Audit and Governance Committee
Service Risk Registers, risks aligned outcomes and reviewed quarterly. Risk Registers and reporting designed to demonstrate the level of risk being carried across the organisation and demonstrate appetite/tolerance for risk.
Use of collaborative planning for budget monitoring for managers
Budget consultation/Challenge sessions
Information management – review of data security incidents
Insurance claims-regular reports to Directors to highlight trends and additional issues.
