Strategic Risk Report Nov 25 - Final

Committee report · Audit Committee · Thu 11 Dec 2025 · Hastings Borough Council · agenda item 6

What it recommends

In the report's own words. A recommendation is a proposal: the meeting can agree, change or reject it.

“To acknowledge the work of the RAID Group and note the items within the Strategic Risk Register for considerations when reviewing the council’s business as usual (BAU) work and projects.”

What the meeting decided

The minutes record: Noted. “RESOLVED (unanimously): To acknowledge the work of the RAID Group and note the items within the Strategic Risk Register for considerations when reviewing the council’s business as usual (BAU) work and projects. Reasons: The RAID Group have compiled the Strategic Risk Register to inform councillors and aid decision making within the council by providing an oversight of the main strategic risks the council faces.” minutes ↗

In plain English

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The report asks Audit Committee to acknowledge the work of the RAID (Risk, Assumption, Issue, Dependency) Group and to note the items in the council's Strategic Risk Register. p2 p3

The RAID Group includes members of the Senior Leadership Team, such as the Head of Programmes, the Chief Finance Officer and the Head of Community & Regulatory Services, along with the Programmes Manager and a Compliance Officer post that is currently vacant. p7

The report refers to an updated Risk Management Strategy from July 2024 and a Terms of Reference for the RAID Group from September 2024. p9

The report states that the council's net annual cost of temporary accommodation rose from £750,000 in 2019 to £6.8 million in 2024. p29

The report says quarterly updates will be given to Audit Committee and to Cabinet, with an Annual Audit Report due by 31 March 2026. p36 p37 p38

Show the 8 passages this is based on

p2Classification: Public (Part 1) Purpose of Report To update Audit Committee of the work carried out by the RAID (Risk, Assumption, Issue, Dependency) Group and present the council’s strategic risk register.
p3Recommendation(s) 1. To acknowledge the work of the RAID Group and note the items within the Strategic Risk Register for considerations when reviewing the council’s business as usual (BAU) work and projects.
p73. The RAID Group consists of members of Senior Leadership Team (SLT) including the Head of Programmes, Chief Finance Officer, and Head of Community & Regulatory Services, as well as the Programmes Manager and Compliance Officer (post currently vacant) to review the risks raised by service areas and escalate to SLT when required.
p95. The council adopted an updated Risk Management Strategy in July 2024 and a Terms Of Reference for the RAID Group was agreed in September 2024.
p29Report Template v30.0 Increased demand due to cost living challenges and increasing housing costs exacerbated by lack of secure affordable housing solutions to prevent rising numbers of households facing homelessness and requiring temporary accommodation (TA)..Which has significant implications on council budgets (especially given the subsidy provided to Councils to help pay for TA is still based on 90% of 2011's Local Housing Allowance) and also on the households themselves. The council has seen a rise in the net annual cost of TA from £750k in 2019 to £6.8m in 2024, and meeting this cost has a significant impact on the Council's entire budget.
p36Responsible Report Template v30.0 Quarterly reports to Audit Committee Quarterly Sam Phyall – Senior Programmes Manager / Cllr Darren MacKenzie
p37– Lead Member for Risk Quarterly reports to Cabinet Quarterly Sam Phyall – Senior Programmes Manager / Cllr Darren MacKenzie
p38– Lead Member for Risk Annual Audit Report 31/03/26 Kit Wheeler – Chief Finance Officer

Places and organisations it names

Hastings Borough Council

Other papers for this meeting

Audit Committee agenda · Committee agenda
Appendix 1 - Strategic Risk Report Nov 2025 · Committee report
Covering Report for External Audit Annual Findings Report 2024-25 · Committee report
HBC Covering Report Q2 2025-26 Progress Report · Committee report
HBC Quarter 2 2025-26 Progress Report Appendix A · Committee report
HBCReportMidyearTreasuryreport Audit · Committee report
Hastings BC Auditors Annual Report 2024-25 - Final (add as supplementary) · Committee report
Hastings BC Auditors Annual Report 2024-25 v1.1 · Committee report
Minutes Public Pack, 09/10/2025 Audit Committee · Committee report
Audit Committee minutes · Committee minutes

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