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Emergency Preparedness
The Emergency Preparedness section has advice for practitioners on the pre-emergency phase, with generic material on key frameworks like the Civil Contingencies Act and disciplines like Risk Assessment and Business Continuity, it also contains details of the UK Government Capabilities Programme.
Emergency Response & Recovery
The Emergency Response & Recovery section has advice for practitioners on the post-emergency phase, with generic material on key frameworks such as the UK Central Government Concept of Operations (CONOPS)[PDF, 26 pages, 376KB] and Lead Government Department principle, and the National Recovery Guidance.
Emergencies
The Emergencies section has specific assessments and guidance in relation to the broad classes of emergency which our risk framework has identified.
The Civil Contingencies Secretariat
The Civil Contingencies Secretariat section has background information on CCS, explaining our purpose, structures and key partnerships, stakeholder bulletins from the Local Response Gateway and the latest edition of Civil Protection News.
What Businesses Can Do
This website exists to provide information to the public, businesses and voluntary and community groups on risks that exist and on what to do when incidents occur. This section provides information on what businesses can do to prepare for emergencies.
The Government's aim is to reduce the risk from emergencies so that people can go about their business freely and with confidence. This means that the Government is working hard to make sure that the UK is as prepared as it can be in the event of an emergency. But planning for emergencies is not just for government and the emergency services. Communities themselves need to ensure that they are resilient.
Experience from the Bishopsgate and Manchester bombs and the fuel crisis of 2001 has shown that businesses that have business continuity management arrangements in place are more likely to stay in business and recover quickly in the event of an emergency than those that do not. These pages provide information that will help you to develop your own business continuity management arrangements and signposts sources of further advice.
The business benefits of planning
The business benefits of planning describes some of the business benefits of business continuity planning.
Business continuity advice
The key issue for businesses is how to ensure continuity in an emergency. Business Continuity advice sets out how you can make sure your business is as prepared as it can be.
Local advice
Local advice will help firms to access regional and local advice and support. From May 15 2006 local authorities will have a statutory duty to provide advice and assistance to local businesses. This page describes what they are required to do and attempts to signpost the advice available in your local area.
Case Studies
Many businesses have already prepared to deal with emergencies. These case studies have been designed to help firms learn from the approaches adopted by similar businesses.
Business involvement
Government aims to develop civil protection policy in partnership with the business community. Business involvement explains the structures which exist to achieve that.
Sources of support
A number of sectors provide important services and advice to businesses before and after emergencies. Sources of support sets out background on some of these key partners.
You can get more detailed information on civil protection topics on the following website, www.ukresilience.info [External website].
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