South West London CCG Annual Report and Accounts 2020/21

of Good Practice 2011 (HM Treasury and Cabinet Office) that we consider to be relevant to the CCG. These are especially reflected in this report in describing review of Governing Body effectiveness and the CCG’s risk management arrangements. Risk management arrangements and effectiveness The CCG has a robust internal control mechanism to allow it to prevent, manage and mitigate risks. The Internal Control Framework section below describes the governance structure of the CCG, while the risk assessment section (described over the following pages) describes our approach to risk management and appetite for risk, explaining the key components of the internal control structure. Combined, these arrangements underpin the CCG’s ability to control risk through a combination of: • Prevention – the CCG’s structures, governance arrangements, policies, procedures and training minimise the likelihood of risks crystallising. • Deterrence – staff are made aware that failure to comply with key policies and procedures, such as the Standards of Business Conduct Policy or the Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Policy, will be taken seriously by the CCG and could lead to disciplinary action, or dismissal. • Management of risk – once risks are identified the arrangements for ongoing monitoring and reporting of progress through the Committee structure to the Governing Body ensure appropriate action is taken to manage risks. The capacity to handle risk section describes the range of systems and processes in place to embed risk management more broadly in the CCG’s activities including the requirement for equality impact assessments to accompany papers to the Governing Body. The CCG is fully committed to complying with the public sector equality duty set out in the Equality Act 2010, both as an employer and a commissioner of health services and publishes these arrangements on our website. The Lay Member for Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) assures the CCG’s duty to engage the public is given a profile at the Governing Body. Members of the public are also able to attend meetings of the Governing Body and Primary Care Commissioning Committee. Board assurance and risk management framework The Board Assurance Framework (BAF) provides assurance to the Governing Body on the delivery of its corporate objectives. The BAF has been designed to provide assurance on the delivery and impact of the priority programmes as well as the risks threatening delivery and therefore impact on corporate objectives being achieved. It sets out mitigating actions for the risks and timescales in respect of these actions being completed. Annual Report and Accounts 2020/21 | 139