Introduction
The aim of the strategy is to provide an effective framework to manage the key risks facing our services in line with:
- our risk appetite
- the successful delivery of the outcomes of our council plan
The council plan sets out our ambitions to:
- support and empower our residents
- connect our county
- keep our communities safe
- grow our county’s economy
- protect our county’s landscapes
The risk management strategy recognises that whilst there have been several years of unprecedented challenges in delivering our services and corporate priorities, we continue to be responsive of risk to meet our needs with further frequent reporting and assurance.
The strategy seeks to encourage well measured ethical risk taking where it is likely to lead to sustainable improvements in service delivery to the people of Lincolnshire. It supports both:
- the management of threats
- the taking of opportunities
It is important that we are transparent and have accountability especially as we are a public service, spending public money. The risk strategy focuses on these elements.