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- ALARM ANNUAL AWARDS RESULTS
Congratulations to the winners of the 2008
ALARM Annual Awards:
PEOPLE RISK AWARD
Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service
ASSET RISK AWARD
Derbyshire County Council
STRATEGIC RISK AWARD
Sunderland City Council
OPERATIONAL RISK AWARD
Powys County Council
RISK MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Dr. David Hancock, London Development Agency
The ALARM Awards are given for excellence in
the field of risk management in the public sector and are judged by
a panel of experts from academia, local government and Awards
sponsors Capita BEST, Risk Management Partners, Travelers, and
Zurich Municipal.
Dr. Hancock received the award of ALARM Risk
Manager of the Year in recognition of his work in raising the
standard of risk management in the London Development Agency and
embedding strategic risk management across the organisation.
Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue won the
People Risk Award for their initiative, Drive to Arrive, which, in
requiring Manchester fire fighters to drive more safely, has
reduced injuries to the public by 75% over the past year.
Derbyshire County Council took the Asset Risk
Award for its efforts to reduce theft of IT equipment from schools
and other Council owned premises. The measures that Derbyshire put
in place have reduced losses suffered by the Council by 82%.
Sunderland City Council’s Safer Sunderland
Partnership was awarded with the Strategic Risk honour for its work
in reducing crime in the area.
Powys County Council ‘s work was recognised
with the Operational Risk Award for its efforts to reduce the risk
of motor accidents involving members of its staff.
The winners were announced at the ALARM Annual
Awards Dinner which took place at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole
Hotel, on 30th June. The event was hosted by TV and
radio personality, Paul Ross and attended by more than 500 VIPs and
guests.
Photos from the event are available to download from http://www.flickr.com/photos/alarmawards2008
The 2008 ALARM AGM took place at the Hilton
Birmingham Metropole Hotel on 29th June. Members voted
in person and by proxy vote on seven resolutions. The results of
the votes are:
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RESOLUTION 1
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To remove the 9 year maximum term of office
for Board members
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Resolution not carried
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RESOLUTION 2
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To amend the articles of association so that
the tenure of the appointed Chair and Chair-Elect shall serve to
delay re-election to the Board where applicable
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Resolution carried
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RESOLUTION 3
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To change the articles to allow the Election
of named officers to be done annually, rather than at the first
meeting of the AGM
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Resolution carried
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RESOLUTION 4
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To replace section 8.17.2 with “the Chairman
shall not be entitled to hold office for two consecutive years”
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Resolution carried
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RESOLUTION 5
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To insert new section; 8.17.4 “In the
event of the resignation of any named officer ……” as identified in
the e-mail of 17th May
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Resolution carried
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RESOLUTION 6
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To insert a new section 14.24 “by e-mail
or similar electronic transmission”
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RESOLUTION 7
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To define auditor within the articles glossary
full definition on e-mail of 17th May
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Resolution carried
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Full details of the numbers of votes cast at
the AGM and by proxy vote can be downloaded by clicking here.
Subject to the necessary legal checks, the revised Constitution
will be available from this website in early August.
- BOARD ELECTION RESULTS 2008
Following the Board election process, which
took place in June, the following members have been elected to the
Board of ALARM for 3 year terms of office:
- Simon Davis
- Paul Dudley
- Richard Feltham
- Robin Powell
Carolyn Halpin has been elected to the Board for a one year term
of office.
- CHANGES TO THE ALARM BOARD
ALARM is pleased to welcome Richard Feltham as
the new Chairman for 2008-2009. Richard is Corporate Governance and
Risk Manager with Kent Fire and Rescue and brings extensive
experience of both risk management and ALARM’s activities to the
role. Following the Board elections, we also welcome Robin Powell,
Risk Management Adviser with Transform Sandwell, as a Board
member.
Sadly, ALARM has to say goodbye to Immediate
Past Chair, Mike Keating, who is taking up a role in the private
sector. We are grateful for the dedication and leadership shown by
Mike in his time on the ALARM Board and as Chair of ALARM Northern
Ireland, and wish him well in his new role.
Peter Andrews will retain the role of Immediate Past Chair for a
further year following Mike's departure.
- ALARM ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2009 KEYNOTE
ADDRESS
Peter Wilkinson, Managing Director of Policy,
Research and Studies at the Audit Commission gave delegates at the
ALARM Annual Conference an insight into the Commission’s views of
CAA inspection, an overview of recent research on both partnership
risk and flooding, and an encouraging picture of how risk
management is supporting innovation.
The full presentation, titled ‘Risk Aware, Not
Risk Averse’ is available to download by
clicking here.
- ALARM ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2009 CALL FOR
PAPERS
Have you found the solution to tackling key risk issues in your
organisation? Could your example inspire and inform your fellow
risk practitioners? We are looking for ALARM members to share their
knowledge with delegates at the ALARM Annual Conference at the
Bournemouth International Conference Centre on 21st to
23rd June 2009.
If you would like to participate as a speaker,
download
and submit the ‘Call for Papers’ by Friday
5th September.
ALARM 2008 AWARDS FINALISTS
ANNOUNCED
With the first round of judging now complete,
we are pleased to be able to announce the finalists in this year’s
ALARM AWARDS. Congratulations to all the short-listed
entrants.
The finalists are:
PEOPLE RISK AWARD
Bedfordshire County Council
Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue
Suffolk Fire & Rescue
Wirral Council
ASSET RISK AWARD
Adur District Council
Darlington Borough Council
Derbyshire County Council
South Lanarkshire Council
STRATEGIC RISK AWARD
Hertfordshire CC & Welwyn Hatfeld BC
London Borough of Croydon
Sevenoaks District Council
Sunderland City Council
Tyne & Wear Fire & Rescue
OPERATIONAL RISK AWARDS
Darlington Borough Council
Gloucestershire County Council
Powys County Council
Windsor and Maidenhead
RISK MANAGER OF THE YEAR
David Hancock, London Development Agency
Theresa Mortimer, Gloucestershire County
Council
John Rodway, Adur District Council
Elaine Taylor, Bedfordshire County Council
The Awards winners will be announced at the
Annual Awards Dinner on Monday 30th June at the Hilton
Birmingham Metropole Hotel
- PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF
ALARM
The Board of ALARM has recently undertaken a
review of its Articles of Association, which have been in operation
since the incorporation of the organisation as a Company Limited by
Guarantee in November 2004. As a result, we are seeking your
approval to make changes that we believe will better support the
changing needs of our growing organisation.
The proposed changes to the Articles of
Association can be dowloaded
here.
What are the changes being
proposed?
The proposed changes fall into four broad
categories;
1. Our processes
for electing Directors to the Board
2. Our
succession arrangements for named officials
3. The way we
serve membership notices
4. The
definition of Auditor for the purposes of the organisation
How will the vote be
conducted?
All members of the organisation will receive a
copy of the proposed changes. The vote will be conducted at
the AGM, to be held on Sunday 29th June 2008, in the Westminster
Suite of the Birmingham Hilton Metropole.
Full address details are available on the web
site and on the notification of the AGM.
Voting members wishing to vote, but
not intending to be present at the AGM may seek a proxy vote
from admin@alarm-uk.org .
Voting members are those full individual or
corporate members who have agreed to accept a liability of £1,
should the Company Limited by Guarantee cease trading owing
debts.
Members wishing to register as a voting
member, or to check on current status, can contact the office by
telephone or by e-mailing admin@alarm-uk.com
Should you have any concerns or wish to
discuss issues outlined in this letter please contact secretary@alarm-uk.org
Timetable
Non voting members have until the 27
May 2008 to register as a voting member in order to
participate in this AGM
Voting members wishing to exercise their right
to vote by proxy have until 20 June
2008 to request, complete and return a proxy
voting form.
The outcome of this vote will be declared at
the AGM on Sunday 29th June 2008.
- ALARM ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION 30th JUNE - 1st
JULY, BIRMINGHAM NEC HILTON METROPOLE HOTEL,
BIRMINGHAM
The full programme for the ALARM Annual
Conference and Exhibition is now available to download.
The theme this year is ‘Inspiration,
Innovation and Information’. We have over 60 hours of informative
educational sessions, highlighting innovative risk management
practice, and a range of inspirational speakers including keynote
presenters, Heather Rabbatts, former Lambeth Council Chief
Executive, and Peter Wilkinson of the Audit Commission
Book your place now to ensure that you are
registered for your first choice of workshops!
Delegates
click here to download the Delegate Brochure and Booking
Form.
Exhibitors
click here to download the Exhibition Brochure and Booking
Form.
ALARM is pleased to announce that 12
major companies have entered into Corporate Sponsorship agreements
with the organisation in 2008.
- Corporate Sponsorship enables ALARM
to enhance its services to members, and expand its activities
by:
- providing the membership with vital
access to the expertise of commercial and professional
companies;
- aiding the dissemination of knowledge and good practice,
through presentations and publications;
- supporting the activities and events of ALARM country, regional
and sector groups;
commissioning and publishing research;
- enhancing the website; and
- representing both individual members and the wider risk
management profession at central government level
All of which helps progress ALARM as the UK voice for public
service risk management
In 2008, ALARM Corporate Sponsorship
has been organised into four tiers – Platinum, Gold, and Silver,
which are UK-wide and Bronze, which links to a single ALARM
group.
ALARM Corporate Sponsors in 2008
are:
Platinum Tier
Risk Management Partners
St Paul Travelers
Zurich Municipal
Gold Tier
PricewaterhouseCoopers Services
Silver Tier
Capita BEST
Crutes
Cunningham Lindsey
Halliwells
Heath Lambert
Marsh
Weightmans
Barlow Lyde & Gilbert
Bronze Tier
Langleys (ALARM North East)
We look forward to working with our
Sponsors to further enhance the standing of ALARM as the premier
risk management body for public services in the UK.
The Board recognises that the risk management Key Performance
Indicators developed by ALARM and the Audit Commission have been
around for a while now. It is essential that these measures,
by which the performance of our organisations in the area of risk
management are evaluated, must keep pace with developments in
corporate governance and risk management. The Board considers
that the time is now right for the measures to be brought into line
with current good practice. To undertake the task of
refreshing the measures it is setting up a formal sub-group of the
Benchmarking Special Interest Group, chaired by Nick Chown, with
representation from right across the public sector including the
Police and Fire Sector Groups, and Local Authorities. The
differing requirements of Country Groups will be taken into
account. The aim is again to work on this important task in
conjunction with the Audit Commission. We shall also seek
representation from the Institute of Internal Auditors and Her
Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary.
The Chair of the forum will be seeking input from its members on
the best way for it to operate. However, he aims for it to be
quite a quick piece of work. It will not require a major
commitment of time and neither will it be open-ended - hopefully
the work can be completed in six months or so with a two or three
physical meetings at most and consultation by electronic means in
between.
Volunteers to join the new Key Performance Indicator Sub-Group
are sought. This is an opportunity for members to influence
future good practice in the area of public sector risk management
performance measurement. Expressions of interest to Nick
Chown please at e: nick.chown@met.police.uk or
on t:020 7161 2941
Now is the time to start thinking about
preparing your entry for the ALARM Annual Awards 2008. Entry
forms will be sent to all members by the end of this month and will
also be available to download from the ALARM website. The
categories for entry will be Asset, People, Operational and
Strategic Risk, as well as the prestigious award for ALARM Risk
Manager of the Year. So, if you or your team have a risk
management initiative that you are proud of and that has proved
beneficial for your organisation, or you think your personal
professional achievements are worthy of recognition, then make sure
you enter this prestigious awards scheme.
ALARM is grateful to Capita BEST, RMP, St Paul
Travelers and Zurich Municipal for their continuing sponsorship and
support of these awards.
- ALARM & CILA: THE SUMMER FLOODS OF
2007
ALARM has recently entered into discussions
with the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjustors about how we might
work more closely together on the issue of flooding. If you
have experience in preparing for and/or dealing with the aftermath
of major floods, and would like to be kept informed of
developments, please send your contact details to admin@alarm-uk.org
A copy of a CILA Press Notice relating to the
Summer Floods can be accessed here: www.cila.co.uk/news-events/news
- ALARM WELCOMES NEW PUBLIC RISK ADVISORY
BODY
Gordon Brown has announced the formation of a
new body, the Risk and Regulation Advisory Council (RRAC), tasked
with ‘transforming the way Government deals with risk’. The
formation of the Council was a key recommendation of the Better
Regulation Commission’s ‘Risk, Responsibility, Regulation: Whose
Risk is it Anyway?’ report. The RRAC replaces the Better Regulation
Commission which will now close.
More information on the structure and
operation of the RRAC and the closure of the Better Regulation
Commission can be found at http://www.brc.gov.uk/. The RRAC
website can be found at
www.berr.gov.uk/about/economics-statistics/rrac/page43341.html
- ALARM CONFERENCE 2008 CALL FOR PAPERS
Could you share your knowledge and experience with ALARM members
at the 2008 Conference?
ALARM is looking for presenters,
speakers and workshop leaders for its 16th Annual
Conference 29th June to 1st July 2008 at the Hilton
Metropole Hotel, Birmingham. The theme for next year's
Conference is ‘Information, Innovation and Inspiration’.
If you would like to present, you
should submit a proposal to ALARM by 28th September.
Please click
here for the proposal form and submission guidelines.
- CONFERENCE 2008 EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS
Book now for early bird savings on full and day delegate rates
for the ALARM 2008 Conference. Contact admin@alarm-uk.org to reserve your
place.
- ANNUAL AWARDS & CONFERENCE VIDEOS NOW
ONLINE
Previews of the ALARM Annual Awards & Conference DVD are now
available online.
The videos, created by Nice TV, and show at the Annual
Conference in Cardiff, are available to view by clicking here.
ALARM members will receive a copy of the full Conference DVD
free with the September issue of Strategic Risk magazine.
Congratulations to the ALARM Annual Award winners 2007.
This year saw a record number of entries for the ALARM Awards
and the judges were highly impressed with the breadth and standard
of the nominations this year.
The winners are:
| Risk Manager of the Year |
sponsored by RMP |
Jan Collins, Swindon Borough Council |
| People Risk |
sponsored by Capita BEST |
Sunderland City Council |
| Asset Risk |
sponsored byZurich Municipal |
Wirral Council |
| Strategic Risk |
sponsored by Zurich Municipal |
London Borough of Croydon |
| Operational Risk |
sponsored by St Paul Travelers |
Sunderland City Council |
ALARM members can log in to read the winning submissions by
clicking here
The Annual Awards brochure can be downloaded by clicking here.
The elections to the ALARM Board took place at
the AGM on 3rd July. Congratulations to re-elected
members Peter Andrews, Sharon Roots, Tracy Barnett, and Mike
Keating, who has succeeded Peter Andrews as Chairman.
ALARM is also pleased to welcome two new
members to the Board: Nick Chown and Simon Davies.
Click on the links below to view the CVs of
these Board members.
- NEW! HAVE YOUR SAY ON LIVE CONSULTATIONS
ALARM members can now review and respond to live consultations
via the website. To view and give feedback on current
consultations, click here to visit the Consultations page.
Discounts on products and services exlusive to ALARM members are
now available to view online. Visit the Membership Benefits page to see the latest
offers.
The ALARM Annual Report 2006 has now been published. The report
contains information on the ALARM annual accounts and performance
against key objectives. Download
the full report.
- AUDIT COMMISSION SEEING THE LIGHT
REPORT
The Audit Commission has published a new
report, Seeing the Light, encouraging local authorities to
improve performance through innovation and effective risk
management.
Download the report from the Audit Commission website.
- New report aims to give councils confidence to
challenge risk-averse public spaces
Living with Risk: promoting better public space design,
a new report published by the Commission for Architecture and the
Built Environment (CABE), aims to give councils the confidence to
challenge risk-averse decisions in the design of public spaces.
The report, supported by ALARM, identifies a
number of lessons that can be learned: not treating small risks as
though they were big risks; involve the public in the design
process to understand how they perceive risk; and design for the
norm, not the exception.
CABE says that a ‘strong and popular belief in
a compensation culture’ leads to disproportionate responses to risk
by councils. The report notes, however, that the compensation
phenomenon is largely an imaginary one, fuelled by the media, ‘no
win, no fee’ companies and a desire for people to blame others for
their accidents.
The full CABE report is available at http://www.cabe.org.uk
Sensible risk management strategies and the
compensation culture will feature at the ALARM Annual Conference in
Cardiff on 1st - 3rd July 2007. Conference brochures and booking
forms are available at http://www.alarm-uk.org/.
- 2012 RISKS & REWARDS SEMINAR - 22ND MARCH
2007
Following the success of this event held in London, the
speaker presentations are now
available to download by clicking the following links.
Steve Yates
David Boss
David Law
Janet Goodland
Ashley Easen