Risk Register Guide

 

Purpose

The Risk Register is a document used to record, track and manage risks to the project. In listing the mitigations, stakeholders can be assured that the right support is in place to minimise any potential risks.

The risk register should be created during the start-up of the project and be reviewed and maintained throughout the life of the project, so that the achievement of business aims and service objectives are maximised and losses are minimised.

 

Instructions

For medium and large projects the risks will be recorded in the Verto project management system.  For small projects a simple risk register should be used.

 

Monitoring and review process

Risk should be a standing item on the agenda of management team meetings across the Council, and addressed and discussed daily as part of an ongoing monitoring and review process.

Each risk owner is accountable for communicating an accurate picture of the nature, source, cause and controls for threat (negative) and opportunity (positive) risks.

 

Evaluate & Prioritise

 

 

Potential sources of risk to the project will be allocated a risk score.  Each risk will be assessed on its possible impact upon the project within the range of ‘Insignificant’ to ‘Catastrophic’ and the likelihood of that risk occurring within the range ‘Remote’ to ‘Highly Probable’.  The exposure of each risk (exposure = impact x likelihood) will then be calculated using the Risk Scoring Matrix.

Risk Appetite

Based on the ‘risk appetite’ for City of York Council, each project should be aiming for a target risk score of 20 or less.

Therefore exposure will be considered critical if a score of 20+ is calculated.  Escalation of risks to Project Board should occur for all scores 15+ and if there is significant increase in a score, however this will  be at the discretion of the Project Manager.

 

Risk Response

Within the risk register there are the following responses to dealing with a risk once it has been identified.

Threat (Negative) Risk Control Measures

 

Transfer

Insurance Outsource

Partnerships

Treat / Control

Mitigation Likelihood

& Impact

Tolerate / Accept

Understand & live

with the risk

Terminate

Avoid the risk

 

Opportunity (Positive) Risk Control Measures

Realise / Exploit

Maximise

likelihood

Enhance

Improve likelihood

Share

Collaborate to exploit

opportunity

Accept

Do not directly

influence opportunity

 

Risk Scoring Matrix

 


Risk Register

Use this template to record the initial risks to the project as part of the project assessment workshop.  The CYC Risk Management Guidance will help to identify and assess the risks

 

Project: E13 – York Community Energy

Date: 21/06/2023

No.

Risk Title (event)

 

Risk Detail (cause)

 

Implications (consequence)

 

Risk Category

 

Risk Owner

 

Gross Score

(before mitigating action has taken place)

Gross Rating

 

Controls

 

Net Score

(assessment of the risk at the current level present time)

Net Rating

Actions - (Owner Due Date Priority)

 

Example

Failure to comply with Statutory Duties

 

• Weather event - snow prevents inspections

• Insufficient staff with relevant training - unable to have multi-skill flexibility

• Failure of technology

• Injury to a member of the public

• Increased claims and an inability to defend them

• Reputational damage

• HSE fines

• Inability to obtain future funding

02 - Legal & Regulatory

 

Andy Binner

 

19

 

 

01 - Mobile working solutions

02 - Performance management data collected and monitored

18

 

 

 

1

Loss of key staff/staff illness

Senior members of staff leave their positions and/or are not available due to illness

Loss of experience and operational/historical information. Management and delivery suffer.

01 – Governance and Management

Tom de Simone & Andrew Bebbington

14

 

1.  Notice periods permit succession planning

 

2. Regular meetings between management and staff for YCE and CYC so they are familiar with processes and project details

9

 

 

2

Capacity of staff team

The required outputs and outcomes of the project presents challenges on the work capacity of the staff team

Delivery is not completed or is completed unsatisfactorily. Staff are overburdened and become ineffective due to stress/illness

03 – Health & Safety;

 

07 – System & Technology

Tom de Simone,

Will Clarke,

 Andrew Bebbington

18

 

1.  Expected outputs and outcomes have been set so that they are manageable

 

2. Hiring of staff has enabled additional capacity

 

3. Capacity levels are monitored at regular meetings between CYC and YCE

8

 

 

3

Lack of referrals/customer base

Referrals for energy advice service and installations are very low

The project will not deliver on the required outputs and outcomes of the grant agreement

04 – Financial and Efficiency

Tom de Simone, Andrew Bebbington

18

 

1. Monitoring of referrals at regular catch-up meetings

 

2. Additional marketing support available if referrals drop-off

 

3. Relationships exist with other advice and support services that can offer additional referrals

8

 

YCE to provide an update on referral numbers at meetings – ongoing

 

Social media postings to be drafted in preparation for any extra support required (WC) – 18/09/23

4

Dissatisfaction with service

Customers receive/complain of poor service in terms of advice and instalments

 

Customers complain of being contacted multiple times and/or by multiple organisations for evaluation and/or audit purposes

Negative reputation generated for YCE and CYC. Referral and customer base decline threatening expected outputs and outcomes.

10 – Reputational

Tom de Simone

18

 

1. Monitoring of referrals at regular catch-up meetings

 

2. YCE collect feedback from customers

 

3. Collect all data on customers as set out in the grant funding agreement and data sharing agreement so that YCE and/or CYC hold it, meaning customers may not have to be contacted.

 

4. Record the customers that are contacted for evaluation/audit purposes. This can enable a variety of customers to be contacted rather than the same people.

13

 

Check feedback YCE get from customers – ongoing (WC/AB)

 

YCE to set-up a process in which they record which customers have been contacted for evaluation/audit purposes – 18/09/2023

 

 

5

Loss of data

Carelessness or theft/hacking leading to YCE data being lost or stolen

Breach of GDPR regulations and poor reputation generated for YCE and CYC. Lack of trust with YCE and CYC resulting in reduced impact of project

02 – Legal and Regulatory

 

10 - Reputational

Tom de Simone

19

 

1. GDPR training undertaken by CYC staff involved in the project

 

2.  Data sharing agreement in place

 

3. YCE are registered with the Information Commissioners Office and have undertaken research on GDPR matters

18

 

 

6

Cyber Security

The NCSC has warned of the increased number of cyber-attacks on charitable organisations and organisations with home-working staff

A cyber security attack could result in reputational issues, data breach and/or loss, and a loss of access to internal systems and processes

02 – Legal and Regulatory

 

10 - Reputational

Tom de Simone

 

CYC

19

 

1. CYC has a ICT Security Incident Management Procedure that is regularly reviewed. The CYC ICT team would deal with any suspected/real cyber attacks

 

 

 

18

 

YCE to consider Cyber Essentials/ Cyber Essential readiness toolkit – 18/09/23

7

Failure to comply with UKSPF branding, reporting and evaluation requirements

Not compiling with required SPF branding with any media coverage. Not returning monitoring reports at agreed deadlines. Not working alongside DLUHC appointed contractors for evaluation purposes

CYC fails auditor tests which results in reputational issues and impacts relationship with DLUHC

02 – Legal and Regulatory

 

10 – Reputational

 

Will Clarke

19

 

1. Requirements for branding, reporting and evaluation are clearly defined in the grant agreement

 

2. Regular meetings with YCE and CYC to check that requirements are being followed

13

 

WC to check that YCE are compiling with SPF branding requirements at meetings – ongoing

8

Fraud, bribery or corruption 

A third party wants to report fraud, bribery or corruption but the local authority does not have sufficient external fraud reporting routes

Allegations are not investigated. Loss of public funds and reputation.

01 – Governance and Management, 02 – Legal & Regulatory, 04 – Financial and Efficiency, 06 – Stakeholder, 10 - Reputational

CYC

18

 

1. CYC has an anti-fraud team, Veritau, that can deal with any allegations of fraud, bribery or corruption. They can be contacted immediately on 0800 9179 247 or fraud@york.gov.uk

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