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OUR COMMITTEE STRUCTURE As explained earlier in this statement, in addition to the Audit, Risk and Governance Committee, Sport England established three new Committees in September 2016 – the Investment Committee, the Workforce Committee, and the Chairs and Remuneration Committee (previously the Terms and Remuneration Committee). The Project Committee was disbanded in September 2016, with its functions relating to approving and monitoring major grant awards being undertaken by the Investment Committee Set out below are some of the key areas which the Committees focused on during the year. Project Committee (disbanded September 2016) • Approval of all major capital and revenue awards under the 2012-2017 strategy, including for example: - Strategic Facilities - Improvement Fund - Protecting playing fields - Our dedicated youth and disability programmes Investment Committee (est. Sept 2016) • Approval of all major capital and revenue awards under new investment programmes – Tackling Inactivity, Children and Young People, Volunteering, Mass Markets, Sustaining the Core Market, Working Locally and Facilities, including for example: - Community Sport Activation Fund - School Games and organisers - Swim Pilots Audit, Risk and Governance Committee • Regular review of corporate (strategic) and operational risk profile • The 2016-2017 accounts preparation process • Review of financial forecasts including critically cashflow and detailed monitoring of monthly management accounts every quarter • National Governing Body and partner governance, including key issues arising from the audit and assurance process • The internal audit plan for 2016-2017 and internal audit reports • Regular reports on fraud and whistleblowing Workforce Committee • Oversight and development of Workforce Strategy, Volunteering Strategy, Coaching Plan for England, Professional Development – Leadership and Diversity, including for example: - Coaching Plan implementation and investment - Volunteering implementation and investment - Professional workforce Chairs & Remuneration Committee (est. Sept 2016) • Maintained overview of developments in public sector pay • Chief Executive’s remuneration, performance and objectives • Advised the Chief Executive on organisational design and any structural changes required to support the implementation of the new strategy. Accountability Report
OTHER GROUPS Sport England has an Equality Group which was set up six years ago to oversee the development of our Equality Scheme and Equality Action Plan. The Group is chaired by Sport England’s Chief Operating Officer, Rona Chester and championed by Sport England’s Chairman, Nick Bitel. In February 2015 Sport England attained the ‘Investors in Diversity’ accreditation from the National Centre for Diversity, an organisation which works to embed best practice in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Sport England is currently seeking to retain its accreditation by undergoing a reaccreditation process with the National Centre, which it hopes to achieve by June 2017. SYSTEM FOR MANAGING RISK Risk management and internal control are embedded in our corporate governance and operational activity. All parts of our business play a part and have a share of accountability for managing risk, in line with their responsibility for the achievement of strategic priorities. We have a top down, bottom up and cross organisational process for identifying and assessing risks and opportunities on a continuing basis which is summarised below. Management’s approach to risk As part of our internal operational management, Sport England maintains Directorate and Project Risk Registers through which we record key risks, controls in place, risk assessments and planned actions. Risks are managed on an active and dynamic basis by the Directors and Project Leads, who review and update these operational registers on a quarterly basis. The Cross Directorate Risk Group, which is composed of officers from across Sport England, has oversight of these registers. The group meets quarterly to discuss key current operational risks across our business. A summary of the key themes, highest operational risks and any emerging key risks, is then provided to the Executive Group to inform the Group’s wider discussions on risk management. At least once a year the Risk Registers are refreshed in reference to our current business and to a ‘horizon scan’ of the environment in which we operate. If there are significant changes in our operating environment, a full review of the Corporate Risk Register is conducted. During 2016-2017, against the backdrop of our new strategy Towards an Active Nation, we conducted a full review of Sport England’s current corporate risks in our Corporate Risk Register. We have continued to review the Corporate Risk Register on a dynamic basis throughout the year as we continue to implement the strategy. Internal controls All Executive Group members are required to provide me, the Accounting Officer, with an assurance that proper and reasonable internal controls have been in place and have operated effectively over the accounting period and that proper standards of conduct have been maintained. While a number of areas were highlighted in the statements, all were known to me and I am satisfied that they either have been, or are being, managed appropriately. None was significant enough to merit inclusion in this statement. 51
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