Risk Assessments (H&S)/Risk Management
SUBJECT |
IDENTIFIED RISK |
H/M/L |
RISK CONTROL |
REVIEW |
ACTION BY |
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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT |
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Business continuity |
Unforeseen circumstances |
L |
No contingency for loss of clerk |
Situation adequate |
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Financial control |
Inadequacy of records and precept |
L |
Updated financial and budget progress reports to each council meeting |
Quarterly |
Clerk |
Banking |
Bank errors and inadequate checks |
L |
Monthly bank statements received. All cheques require two members signatures. Incoming payments banked within four (4) days. |
Adequate. Review as necessary |
Clerk |
Cash |
Loss by theft or dishonesty |
L |
No cash is retained |
Situation adequate |
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Employees' salaries/fees |
Mistakes by staff |
L |
Clerk and cemetery caretaker are paid monthly by S.O. Street cleaner by invoice. Caretaker and street cleaner wear protective clothing |
Six(6) monthly |
Clerk |
Election costs |
Risk of cost unforeseen |
Adequate provision made in budget |
Annually |
Clerk |
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Insurance |
Inadequacy and compliance |
L |
Annual review of arrangements for all insurance requirements |
Annually |
Clerk |
Minutes & Agendas |
Inaccuracy and legality |
L |
Produced in acceptable method and publicly displayed as legally required |
Annually |
Clerk |
Members' interests |
Conflicts of interest |
M |
Register of member's interests kept and requests for member's declaration of interests at all meetings. Members receive no allowances other then travelling |
Annually |
Clerk |
ENVIRONMENTAL |
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Playfield |
Damage/Theft |
L |
Perimeter fence inspection |
Quarterly |
Clerk |
L |
Entrance gates inspection |
Quarterly |
Clerk |
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L |
Sign inspection |
Quarterly |
Clerk |
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M |
Mini goalposts inspection |
Quarterly |
Clerk |
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Lighting columns |
Damage & corrosion |
L |
Checks to ascertain if corrosion has taken place in 52 footpath lights |
Half yearly |
Clerk |
Cemetery |
Injury to third party & damage |
L |
Inspection of gates, war memorial, and four (4) seats. Assess safety of headstones |
Half yearly |
Clerk |
Street furniture |
Damage |
M |
Five (5) public benches (wood/stone/metal construction). |
Half yearly |
Clerk |
L |
Village Millennium metal sign |
Half yearly |
Clerk |
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Notice boards |
Damage |
L |
Regular checks to three (3) noticeboards |
Bimonthly |
Clerk |
Council Meeting locations |
Health/safety unsuitability |
M |
Assess requirement of health & Safety regulations. |
Bimonthly |
Clerk |
