Future Local Lab
Local Government ExplainedNavigating risk in local government: challenge, change and capacity
Dr Andrew Walker, Head of Research, LGIU
The LGIU’s Local Democracy Research Centre interviewed risk managers in UK local authorities in depth to better understand how councils manage risk, the challenges faced by risk managers, and how the perception of risk in local government is changing.
Given the increasing complexity of the challenges local authorities face – ranging from financial pressures and cybersecurity threats to climate change and public health crises – there is a growing need for proactive, strategic approaches to risk management.
The LGIU’s Local Democracy Research Centre interviewed risk managers in UK local authorities in depth to better understand how councils manage risk, the challenges faced by risk managers, and how the perception of risk in local government is changing.
This report – supported by Browne Jacobson and ALARM – explores how the role of risk managers is evolving and makes recommendations to ensure that a healthy and dynamic approach to risk management prevails across local government.
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Local Democracy Research Centre (LDRC)
The LGIU’s Local Democracy Research Centre (LDRC) has an international programme that engages local authorities and universities in original research to solve key challenges facing our local democracies everywhere. We develop new ideas and approaches for governance, municipalism and citizen participation.
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