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Information Risk Management Policy
« on: April 20, 2017, 06:00:31 PM »
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Information Risk Management Policy
1. Purpose
This policy and its sub policies and associated procedures define how the British Library will
manage information risk. It is intended to ensure that all security, compliance and other risks to
the British Library’s corporate information are identified, analysed and managed so that they are
maintained at acceptable levels. This includes risks to the confidentiality, integrity and availability
of Library information.
This policy lays the framework for a formal information governance programme (focusing
primarily on risks to information assets) by establishing responsibility for risk mitigation,
programme management and oversight of the information policy framework.
The policy fits within the Library’s overall business risk framework, and will need to be read in
conjunction with the corporate Risk Management policy and processes.
2. Scope
This policy applies to all British Library Divisions, their staff (employed, contract or volunteer), and
third parties that collect, transmit, retain or use for any purpose information on behalf of the
Library in any form.
3. Statement of intent
The Library will identify and manage information risks that endanger the achievement of the
strategic aims defined in its Business Plan or the operational aims defined in Divisions’ plans.
The Library will embed information management into business processes and functions by means
of approved procedures, processes, and controls. Action taken to manage information risk will
address issues relating to information compliance, information management, and information
security.
The Library will make all reasonable efforts to discharge any information risk, management or
security related obligations arising from legislation, regulation or voluntary agreement, drawing on
best practice and recognised standards where appropriate. The Library will manage information
in ways that support the efficient and effective achievement of the Library’s strategic and
operational aims, drawing on best practice and recognised standards where appropriate. The
Library will publish sub-polices, mandatory procedures and optional guidelines in support of this
policy.
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4. Policy ownership
The Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) owns this policy on behalf of the Library’s Executive
Leadership Team (ELT). The SIRO, leading the Corporate Information Governance Group
(CIGG), will be responsible for developing and implementing this policy and its associated subpolicies, and for reviewing them regularly to ensure that they remain appropriate to the Library’s
objectives and risk environment.
Changes, amendments or accepted deviations from this policy can be authorised only by the
SIRO.
5. Responsibilities
Everyone in the Library has a role in the effective management of information. All staff should
actively participate in identifying potential risks to the Library’s information in their area and
contribute to the implementation of appropriate solutions.
The SIRO and CIGG, in conjunction with the Integrated Risk Management Team (IRM), will be
responsible for maintaining the currency of all aspects of this policy and its related sub policies,
procedures and guidance, taking into account legal compliance, government directives and
corporate strategies and resources.
The SIRO will act as an advocate for information security and risk to ELT and in internal
discussions, and provide written advice to the Chief Executive for the annual Statement of
Internal Control relating to information risk for reporting to the DCMS.
6. Assessment of information risks
Information risk management is the process of identifying vulnerabilities and threats to the
information resources used by an organization in achieving business objectives, and deciding
what countermeasures, if any, to take based on the value of the information resource to the
organization.
Identification and a threat assessment of risks related to the Library’s information assets will be
carried out in line with the corporate Risk Management policy and the Corporate Risk Register
maintained by IRM, including an assessment of risk appetite and risk tolerance.
The SIRO will own the high level strategic information risk that is held on the Corporate Risk
Register. This strategic risk recognises that an information related incident may cause serious
harm to the Library, and that the risk of such an incident may arise from weaknesses in
information governance structures, inadequate control of information content, inability to access
information in a timely fashion, and/or inappropriate disclosure of information.
In turn CIMU will manage CIGG’s Risk Register of more detailed risks related to each area of
potential failure.
7. Sub policies, procedures and guidelines
Sub-policies, mandatory procedures and optional guidelines will detail the Library’s approach to
managing various aspects of information risk relating to information compliance, information
management and/or information security.
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8. Incident management
Security breaches, information loss or unauthorised disclosure, and other risks associated with
information management will be managed as ‘incidents’ with appropriate actions undertaken in
terms of escalation, reporting, recovery and subsequent review of existing controls, policy and
procedures.
9. Cultural change
ELT and the Board recognise that in order for information risks to be effectively managed there
will, in some cases, be a requirement for cultural change and changes to current working practice
within the Library. The SIRO and CIGG have been empowered by ELT to develop and implement
necessary changes to working practice to ensure that this policy (and its associated sub-policies)
can be fully implemented.
The SIRO and CIGG will work closely with Strategic HR and Internal Communications to ensure
that appropriate actions are taken to provide staff with adequate training and education in order
that they can fulfil their requirements to implement, maintain and develop effective information
management controls.
Failure to observe this policy (and its associated sub policies and related mandatory procedures)
may be regarded by the Library as gross misconduct. Disciplinary procedures may be instigated
as a consequence of damage caused to an individual, the Library or its partner organisations by
non-compliance with this policy.
10. Monitoring and review
The SIRO and CIGG will be responsible for monitoring the implementation of actions taken to
implement the requirements of this policy. These actions will each be led by a sub-group or
designated individual of CIGG. These specific actions will be monitored by CIGG on a regular
basis.
The policy itself will be subject to annual review, or earlier if warranted by regulatory, statutory or
policy change. The SIRO and CIGG will carry out the review.
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Annex A: Theoretical Policy Framework
The policy is conceptualised as an ‘umbrella’ policy that sits over the more detailed sub-policies
that set out how the Library will manage various aspects of Information Compliance, Information
Management and Information Security. Below these lower level policies will sit levels of
mandatory procedures and optional guidance that cover the operational management of specific
areas of risk such as PCI compliance, password management or data sharing, for example.
Information Risk
Management Policy
Data Protection
FOI Policy Policy Manag Re em co ern dtsPolicy InformaP tio oln icS y ecurity
Use of Fair
Processing Notices
FOI Request
Management
Procedures
IT Backup Policy &
Procedures
FOI Guidance
Notes
DP Induction
training
Records Centre
processes
RM guidelines on
where to store
records
Etc. Etc. Etc.
Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc.
Strategic
Policy
Sub
Policies
Mandatory
Processes
Optional
Guidance
& Advice
As such the IRM policy defines the role of the SIRO and CIGG, sets out the Library’s high level
intent to manage information risk and the framework for doing so, and points to the lower level
policies for specific implementation of the policy.
It is our intent that the policy be as short as possible whilst still containing enough detail to comply
with the Cabinet Office Guidance on the Department Information Risk Policy.