CITY OF GLASGOW COLLEGE / MERGER PROPOSAL DOCUMENT
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RISK
REF. LEVEL RISK AREA RISK DESCRIPTION LIKELIHOOD
IMPACT
RISK SCORE
MERGER
IMPLEMENTATION
NEW COLLEGE
BUSINESS RISK 1
NEW COLLEGE
BUSINESS RISK 2
INTERNAL/ EXTERNAL
DEPENDENCY
32 1 Governance/Leadership/
Business Continuity
Failure to establish business
contingency/disaster recovery plan
133xx MSG
33 1 Governance/Leadership/
Business Continuity
Failure to maintain a level one scorecard 122xxxMSG
35 1 Governance/Leadership Failure to ensure the governing body
has an appropriate skill set
133xxxShadow Board
36 2 Curriculum/L&T/Business
Continuity
Failure to maintain the quality of
the student experience (i.e. facilities,
support, learning and teaching quality)
236xxxMSG
37 1 Financial Failure to manage i nancial sustainability 236xxxMSG,Sh. Board
38 2 Financial Failure to follow EU procurement rules 236xxxMSG, NCG
40 1 Financial, Marketing Adverse impact of demographic
changes
313 xxExternal
42 1 Health and Safety Serious breach of Health and Safety
regulations
133xxxMSG
44 1 Governance/Leadership Child/Vulnerable Adults Protection
failure
133xxxMSG
45 1 Estates Failure to agree an ef ective decant and
migration plan
224xxxMSG, NCG
46 1 Curriculum/L&T Failure to optimise synergies resulting in
loss of potential curriculum innovation
and development
224 xxMSG, NCG
48 2 Quality/Business Continuity Failure to agree continued accreditation
and agreements with awarding and
funding bodies which could af ect
student certii cation and/or funding.
224xx MSG
49 2 Quality Failure to agree the status of quality
standards ISO 9001:2008 and ISO
14001:2004
122xx MSG
50 2 Quality Failure to develop a quality culture 224xxxMSG
52 2 Organisation and Learner
Development
Failure to ensure equalities impact
assessment is carried out
224xx MSG
53 1 Organisation and Learner
Development
Failure to promote equality related
policies and practice
236xx MSG
54 2 Organisation and Learner
Development/Business
Continuity
Failure to maintain stable operational
schedules for students and staf via fully
integrated timetabling system. Failure to
prepare adequately for the ei ciencies
required prior to the new campus
development
339xx MSG, NCG
55 2 Curriculum/L&T Failure to provide ef ective integrated
additional support for learning and
teaching areas ensuring co-ordinated
service delivery
339xx MSG
57 2 ISLT/Curriculum/L&T/
Business Continuity
Failure to harmonise business critical
systems: Finance; HR; Bursary; Student
Records; Timetables
339xx MSG
59 2 Curriculum/L&T Students confused by dif erent course
regulations, attendance patterns,
student support, student i nance
arrangements
133xx MSG
62 1 Governance/Leadership Failure to establish ef ective student
representation
133xx MSG