West Lothian Council
Governance and Risk Committee — 12 January 2026
Governance and Risk Committee
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On the agenda
- 1Apologies for Absence
- 2Declarations of Interest - Members must declare any interests they have in the items of business for consideration at the meeting, identifying the relevant agenda items and the nature of their interests.
- 3Order of Business, including notice of urgent business, declarations of interest in any urgent business and consideration of reports for information.
- 4Confirm Draft Minutes of Meeting of Governance and Risk Committee held on Monday 29 September 2025 (herewith)
- 5High Risks - Report by Director of Finance and Property Services (herewith)
- 6Management of Health and Safety - Report by Head of Corporate Services (herewith)
- 7Progress on Governance Issues 2025/26 and Termly Reviews - Report by Governance Manager/Monitoring Officer (herewith)
- 8Management of Health and Safety Risks
- (a)Report by Director of Finance and Property Services (herewith)
- (b)Presentation by Director of Finance and Property Services (herewith)
- 9Business Continuity Planning - Social Policy
- (a)Report by Head of Social Policy (herewith)
- (b)Presentation by Head of Social Policy (herewith)
- 10Non Service Risks - Report by Director of Finance and Property Services (herewith)
- 11Insurance Risks - Report by Director of Finance and Property Services (herewith)
- 12Managing Risk Within Operational and Domestic Properties - Report by Director of Finance and Property Services and Head of Housing and Customer and Building Services (herewith)
- 13Health and Safety Risks - Report by Head of Corporate Services (herewith)
- 14Risks – ED004 Mainstream Schools, Physical or Verbal Incidents Towards Staff and ED005 Additional Support Needs Schools, Physical or Verbal Incidents Towards Staff - Report by Head of Education (herewith)
- 15Strategic Risk - WLC047 Failure to Deliver Annual Revenue Budget 2025/26 - Report by Director of Finance and Property Services (herewith)
- 16External Audit Reports 2024/25 - Report by Governance Manager/Monitoring Officer (herewith)
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- 18PRIVATE SESSION - The Clerk considers that the following business is likely to be taken in private (exempt under the relevant paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Local Government (Scotland) Act