Decision - 2025/26 Mid-year Council Plan progress update
Decision maker
Cabinet
Report author
Rima Desai, Luke Hamblin
Published
23 Jan 2026
Reference
7557
As published
the council's own words, uneditedThis report asks Cabinet to note mid-year progress update linked to our Council Plan priorities and to approve Council's Risk Management Framework.
1) Cabinet notes the progress made in relation to delivering the Council Plan in 2025/26 as outlined in section 3 and with full details in appendix 1. 2) Cabinet approves the Risk Management Framework (appendix 2) and notes current strategic risks as detailed in appendix 1.
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The draft framework sets out how the council should identify, assess, treat, monitor and report risks at strategic, directorate, service, programme and project levels. It also defines risk appetite, responsibilities, assurance arrangements and the four approaches to risk treatment.
Recommendation
Adopt and apply the Risk Management Framework, with the framework reported annually to Cabinet for approval and to Audit, Standards & General Purposes Committee for scrutiny.
Financial impact
No specific budget amount stated; the framework refers generally to prioritising resources, financial planning and value for money.
Ward affected
city-wide
Date in document
10 Dec 2025
Stakeholders named
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CabinetAudit, Standards & General Purpose CommitteeCorporate Leadership TeamDirectorate Leadership Teamsrisk owners and action leadscouncil members and officersexternal partnerscustomersservice usersthe public
Next steps
parsed- Use the framework to identify, assess, treat, monitor and report risks.
- Maintain strategic and directorate risks on a central corporate register.
- Review strategic risks quarterly through Directorate Leadership Teams and the Corporate Leadership Team.
- Report strategic risks to Cabinet biannually as part of the Council Plan progress report.
- Report the Risk Management Framework annually to Cabinet for approval and to Audit, Standards & General Purposes Committee for scrutiny.
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