Appendix 1: Survey questions
Our observations on local government risk management practices.
| Question |
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| Does your council have a clearly defined framework for managing risk? |
| Please explain why your council does not have a defined framework for managing risk. |
| What is the framework for managing risk based upon? |
| Does your council have a dedicated risk manager role? |
| Please briefly explain why your council does not have a dedicated risk manager role. |
| What role within your council does the dedicated risk manager report to? |
| How many full time equivalents (FTEs) are there in your council that have risk management as a dedicated component of their role (as specified in their job/role description)? |
| What is the primary role that your council's Risk and Assurance Committee (or equivalent) plays in relation to risk management? |
| Please list what your council has identified as its top 5 risks. |
| If the following: climate change; financial management, and/or; provision of infrastructure; do not feature in your top 5 risks, where do they sit in your council's risk management priorities (please answer as numbers). If you have mentioned any of these 3 issues as your answers to the previous question, please simply re-enter the position(s) they belong to in the top 5 list of risks. |
| What support, guidance and tools would help your council to improve the maturity of its risk management? |