Loss Prevention Working Group

Strategic Plan

Mission

‘To minimise member’s business risk exposure and maintain profitability by providing procedural support and good practice guidance’
This will be achieved through

• News letter articles
• Loss Prevention Alerts
• Client Guides
• Tool Kit papers

Objectives:

Permanent Objectives

1. To keep under review the following areas affecting members’ business risk exposure:

1. the law;
2. insurance;
3. the commercial environment; and
4. business risk management issues.

2. To identify:

1. new developments in the areas under review (such as new legislation);
2. areas of risk to members’ businesses;
3. trends in good or bad practice in the industry (in the UK and other countries);
4. changes in the trading environment; and
5. opportunities to influence and educate clients and practitioners in allied fields, including the law and insurance.

3. To produce:

1. documents informing members of changes or emerging trends;
2. advice on how to deal with such changes or trends;
3. guidance on the current legal, insurance and business risk issues;
4. promoting of good practice on contractual and risk management issues; and
5. response to government documents circulated for consultation where issues of risk and liability exposure arise.

4. To communicate to members and others using:

1. the AGS news letter;
2. Loss Prevention Alerts – short papers on specific topics of immediate concern;
3. Tool Kit papers – more informative papers on specific topics which together form a useful guidance document;
4. published booklets – more substantial published documents on specific topics;
5. Client Guides – leaflets on topics which the AGS would like to bring to clients’ attention;
6. the AGS website;
7. the AGS Legal Helpline service provided by solicitors Berrymans Lace Mawer; and
8. formal and informal contacts with other trade associations, government bodies and other organisations and individuals.

Additional Specific Objectives for 2008-9

1. Issue further guidance on insurance matters.
2. Prepare a position paper on the Terms in English Partnership’s and the Regional Development Authorities’ standard contracts with consultants.
3. Provide guidance on some issues for Consultants to be aware of when employing others to work on site.
4. Contribute to the revision of the Site Investigation Steering Group documents.
5. Promote more widely the advisory and guidance documents produced by the Loss Prevention Working Group and get feedback on their use.