Tor Bay Harbour is a self-financing business unit of Torbay Council which delivers the Council’s statutory harbour function via a dedicated Harbour Committee which acts as the ‘duty holder’ for the purposes of the Port Marine Safety Code.
The harbour is both the focal point and heart of Torbay’s built and natural environment.
The Bay is a working harbour that provides substantial protection from the prevailing weather for all sizes and types of merchant, passenger, fishing and cruise vessels. It hosts England’s largest fishing port (by value of catch) and is increasingly becoming an aquaculture centre of excellence.
It is also a popular recreational harbour that hosts many local, national and international events, and it boasts clean and safe Blue Flag beaches. This business unit also manages the Council’s beaches and coastline beyond the harbour limits/high water mark, with a separate revenue budget.
Arguably, the harbour’s success is one of the key existential factors for Torbay’s as a tourist destination, and both the Council and community rightly view the harbour as a critical and strategic asset.
We employ 22 FTE and 6 seasonal assistants from May to September.
Harbours staff structure chart
| Details | Number of FTE employees | Total expenditure £,000 | Total income £’000 | Net expenditure £’000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Services | 3.6 | 863 | -946 | -83 |
| Service total | 24.2 | 4,339 | -4,422 | -83 |
| Tor Bay Harbour Authority | 20.6 | 3,476 | -3,476 | 0 |
We will do this by:
Service Outcome, Community and Corporate Plan theme or other reason for doing this:
Thriving economy
Tackling climate change
Council fit for the future
We will do this by:
Service Outcome, Community and Corporate Plan theme or other reason for doing this:
Council fit for the future
We will do this by:
Service Outcome, Community and Corporate Plan theme or other reason for doing this:
Thriving economy
Tackling climate change
We will do this by:
Service Outcome, Community and Corporate Plan theme or other reason for doing this:
Thriving people
Thriving economy
Tackling climate change
We will do this by:
Service Outcome, Community and Corporate Plan theme or other reason for doing this:
Thriving people
Thriving economy
Service Outcome, Community and Corporate Plan theme or other reason for doing this:
Thriving people
Support events such as:
Service Outcome, Community and Corporate Plan theme or other reason for doing this:
Thriving people
Thriving economy
Service Outcome, Community and Corporate Plan theme or other reason for doing this:
Tackling climate change
| ID | Standard/Indicator | Link to Community & Corporate Plan or other Outcome | Current Standard/Indicator Performance (Value) | Target Performance for Standard/Indicator (Value) | Target Date for Target Performance | Accountable Officer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDAMS01 | Harbour estate lettings occupancy | Thriving economy/ Create an environment in which businesses and jobs can grow and where we have a local economy which is successful and sustainable/ Protect and accelerate the development of employment space to accommodate business growth | 100% | 95% | April 2022 | Harbour Master |
| TDAMS07 | Fish toll income | Thriving economy/ Create an environment in which businesses and jobs can grow and where we have a local economy which is successful and sustainable/ Build community wealth | £873k (forecast) | £900k | April 2022 | Harbour Master |
| THARB26 | % variation on budgeted income | Council fit for the future/ Create a culture of partnership between the Council and communities/ Become an enabling Council | -5% (forecast) | <2% | April 2022 | Harbour Master |
| THARB27 | % variation on budgeted expenditure | Council fit for the future/ Create a culture of partnership between the Council and communities/ Become an enabling Council | +2.5% (forecast) | <2% | April 2022 | Harbour Master |
| B&C08 | % variation on budgeted expenditure | Council fit for the future/ Create a culture of partnership between the Council and communities/ Become an enabling Council | 0% | <2% | April 2022 | Harbour Master |
| B&C11 | % variation on budgeted income | Council fit for the future/ Create a culture of partnership between the Council and communities/ Become an enabling Council | -8.6% (forecast) | <2% | April 2022 | Harbour Master |
To determine the value and colour rating of the risk please refer to the below Risk Matrix:
| Impact | Probability | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rare | Unlikely | Possible | Likely | Almost certain | |
| Critical | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
| Major | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 |
| Moderate | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 |
| Minor | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| Insignificant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
To help in assessing impact and probability please see Appendix 1 of this template which has a guide on the definitions used in the risk matrix above.
| Risk ID | Description | Related Performance Indicator ID | Current Risk Rating Value (Impact/Pro bability) | Current Risk Rating Colour | Current Mitigating Actions | Risk Rating after Current Mitigating Actions Completed | Target Risk Rating | Date to Achieve Target Risk Rating | Accountable Officer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURHMS-10 | Brexit disruption to fish tolls/ other income | TDAMS07 THARB26 |
15 |
Amber ███████ |
Additional staff resource to expedite export paperwork. Re-baseline budget. Liaise with central Government. |
12 | Amber ███████ |
ASAP | Harbour Master, Divisional Director for Community and Customer Services |
| SARHMS-01 | Climate change | TDAMS01 TDAMS07 THARB26 THARB27 B&C08 B&C11 |
15 |
Amber ███████ |
Shoreline Management Plan. Invest in more sea defences (Paignton is a priority) |
9 | Yellow ███████ |
April 2022 | Chief Executive |
| BURHMS-04 | Financial sustainability | THARB26 THARB27 B&C08 B&C11 |
16 |
Red ███████ |
Reduce funds transferred to GF | 12 | Amber ███████ |
April 2022 | Director of Finance (S151 Officer) |
| BURHMS-05 | Effective management of Health and Safety | N/A | 9 |
Yellow ███████ |
Recruit a Health and Safety Officer | 6 | Yellow ███████ |
April 2021 | Harbour Master |
| Category/Descriptor | Insignificant | Minor | Moderate | Major | Critical |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operational delivery | Service delivery is affected but not disrupted | Some disruption to specific service | Disruption to a number of service areas | The shutdown of specific service area/Disruption to a number of service areas. | Shurdown of a number of service areas |
| Strategic direction | Slight, temporary deviance from one area of strategic direction | Slight, temporary deviance from several areas of strategic direction | Significant deviance from one area of strategic direction | Significant deviance from several areas of strategic direction | Strategic direction totally compromised/unrecoverable |
| Council Financial Impact | Loss of less than 0.5% of monthly budget or £5,000 | Loss of more than 1% of monthly budget or £50k | Loss of more than 5% of monthly budget or £100k | Loss of more than 10% of monthly budget or £500k | Loss of more than 15% of monthly budget or £1m |
| Legal | Sued for a small amount of money | Court action - not prolonged | Prolonged court action/tribunal | Court action impeding the delivery of Council objective | Protracted high profile legal proceedings |
| Governance | Individual internal control is not effective | Number of internal controls are not effective | Loss of confidence in internal controls requires senior officer intervention | Loss of confidence by Council or external audit bodies/suspension of officers | External body required to intervene in the governance of Council |
| Reputation | Minor adverse publicity in local media | Significant adverse publicity in local media | Minor adverse publicity in national media | Sustained adverse publicity in local media and member dissatisfaction | Chief executive and/or elected member resignation/removal |
| Workplace health and safety | Incident - no lost time and near miss | Less than 3 days lost | More than 3 days absence | Serious injury/stress resulting in hospitalisation | Fatality (not natural causes) |
| Health | No detrimental impact on the health of individuals | Health issues will require treatment at a community level | Health issues will require treatment in a hospital | Long term or acute health issues | Fatalities |
| Security | No notifiable or reportable incident | Localised incident. No effect on operations | Localised incident. Significant effect on operations | A localised incident involving multiple locations | Extreme incident seriously affecting continuity of operations |
| Social and environmental factors | No lasting detrimental environmental or social impact | Short term detrimental environmental or social impact to localised area/small group | Short term detrimental environmental or social impact to wide community/area/groups | Long term detrimental environmental or social impact to wide community/area/groups | Extensive detrimental long term impact on the environment and community |
| Assets | Low level loss or damage to asset; no effect on service or community provision | Short term loss of asset not critical to service or community provision | Long term loss of asset not critical to service or community provision | Short term loss of asset critical to service or community provision | Total long term loss of asset critical to service or community provision |
| Other service/organisations | Service delivery by other services/organisations affected but not interrupted | Some interruption to specific services provided by other services/organisations | Disruption to a number of services provided by other services/organisations | The shutdown of specific services provided by other services/organisations | The shutdown of a number of services provided by other services/organisations |
| Local economy | Low level economic decline/rise in unemployment | Significant economic decline affecting under 10% of businesses/rise in unemployment across a limited number of areas of Torbay | Significant economic decline affecting between 10% and 15% of businesses/rise in unemployment across Torbay | Significant economic decline affecting more than 15% of businesses/rise in unemployment across many areas of Torbay | Economic decline and unemployment is significant across all of Torbay |
Delivering Harbour, Beach and Marine Services for Torbay Council.
