The contemporary understanding of public sector risk management entails a broadening of the traditional bureaucratic approach to risk beyond the boundaries of purely financial risks. However, evidence suggests that in reality public sector risk management does not always match the rhetoric. This...

Purpose – Since the early 1990s there has been a growth in local authorities of risk management. However, despite a range of different strategies, initiatives and practices the issue of financing the risks to which authorities are exposed has remained problematic. The traditional dependence on...

Purpose – The use of risk management strategies and practices in UK local authorities has increased significantly in recent years. The purpose of this paper is to examine the perceptions of local authority officers and establish the degree to which there is evidence of quantifiable, positive...