Governance and Risk Committee Agenda - 12 January 2026, 14:00 
A meeting to be held at Council Chambers, West Lothian Civic Centre, Livingston at 14:00 on 12 January 2026.
For further information please contact Karen McMahon on tel. no.
01506 281621 or email karen.mcmahon@westlothian.gov.uk
| Number | Item |
|---|---|
| Public Session | |
| 1 | Apologies for Absence |
| 2 | Declarations 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. View Papers |
| 3 | Order of Business, including notice of urgent business, declarations of interest in any urgent business and consideration of reports for information. The Chair will invite members to identify any such reports they wish to have fully considered, which failing they will be taken as read and their recommendations approved. |
| 4 | Confirm Draft Minutes of Meeting of Governance and Risk Committee held on Monday 29 September 2025 (herewith) |
| Public Items for Information | |
| 5 | High Risks - Report by Director of Finance and Property Services (herewith) View Papers |
| 6 | Management of Health and Safety - Report by Head of Corporate Services (herewith) View Papers |
| 7 | Progress on Governance Issues 2025/26 and Termly Reviews - Report by Governance Manager/Monitoring Officer (herewith) View Papers |
| 8 | Management of Health and Safety Risks |
| (a) | Report by Director of Finance and Property Services (herewith) View Papers |
| (b) | Presentation by Director of Finance and Property Services (herewith) View Papers |
| 9 | Business Continuity Planning - Social Policy |
| (a) | Report by Head of Social Policy (herewith) View Papers |
| (b) | Presentation by Head of Social Policy (herewith) View Papers |
| 10 | Non Service Risks - Report by Director of Finance and Property Services (herewith) View Papers |
| 11 | Insurance Risks - Report by Director of Finance and Property Services (herewith) View Papers |
| 12 | Managing Risk Within Operational and Domestic Properties - Report by Director of Finance and Property Services and Head of Housing and Customer and Building Services (herewith) View Papers |
| 13 | Health and Safety Risks - Report by Head of Corporate Services (herewith) View Papers |
| 14 | Risks – 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) View Papers |
| 15 | Strategic Risk - WLC047 Failure to Deliver Annual Revenue Budget 2025/26 - Report by Director of Finance and Property Services (herewith) View Papers |
| 16 | External Audit Reports 2024/25 - Report by Governance Manager/Monitoring Officer (herewith) View Papers |
| 17 | Workplan (herewith) View Papers |
| Public Items for Decision | |
| 18 | PRIVATE 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 |
| Private Items for Information | |
| 19 | Information Technology Risks - Report by Head of Corporate Services |