Individual Cabinet Member Decisions

The council is committed to ensuring that services are inclusive and do not discriminate against anyone with a protected characteristic. There are legal obligations placed upon the organisation to ensure that this duty is met as part of the Equality Act 2010.

To enhance the council’s approach to considering our obligations as part of the Equality Act 2010, the Council Leader has called for a new Equalities Cabinet Advisory Group to be established.

1. To set up an Equalities Cabinet Advisory Group in line with the terms of reference and membership set out in Annex 1 to the report.

In January 2024, the council experienced a cyber security incident which led to the precautionary measure to temporarily suspend access to a number of the council’s online systems. Although an investigation into the incident determined that there was no evidence that customer data had been compromised, and the council’s systems were quickly restored, the potential consequences of a cyber attack could be far reaching.

With the drive to provide more efficient and resilient services to residents, more of our service delivery is moving online, placing greater reliance on technology. This in turn places more risk on the potential impact of cyber attacks. It is therefore vital that the council corporately recognises this level of risk and takes appropriate levels of mitigation. 

As a consequence, cyber security is currently one of the highest scoring risks on the Corporate Risk Register.

The Council Leader has therefore called for a new Cyber Security Cabinet Advisory Group to be created.

1. To create a Cyber Security Cabinet Advisory Group in line with the terms of reference and membership set out in Annex 1 to the report;

2.  That the meetings will be held in closed session to allow full and frank discussions surrounding the council’s security vulnerabilities which would generate a risk from disclosing publicly.