http://www.ukresilience.gov.ukNews Lists for UK ResilienceCopyright (c) 2008 UK Resilience. All rights reserved.20The guidance - Business Continuity Management for Fuel Shortages - is intended to sit alongside other business continuity management tools and assist organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors in planning for and managing the consequences of a disruption to fuel supplies.Latest NewsCabinet Officehttp://www.ukresilience.gov.uk/news/bcp_fuelshortage.aspx?rss=yThu, 30 Oct 2008 15:43:54 GMTAs announced in the National Security Strategy, the Government has published a National Risk Register which sets out our assessment of the likelihood and potential impact of a range of different risks that may directly affect the UK.Latest NewsCabinet Officehttp://www.ukresilience.gov.uk/news/national_risk_register.aspx?rss=yFri, 08 Aug 2008 11:00:00 GMTThis draft short guide produced by a joint Cabinet Office- LGA-Solace working group has been designed to further that end. It seeks to state the case for the benefits of mutual aid and to encourage action by offering advice on a range of practical considerations and through good practice examples. However we are keen to ensure that the guide meets the requirements of the local authority sector, and for that reason we are issuing it in draft form for consultation.Latest NewsCabinet Officehttp://www.ukresilience.gov.uk/news/mutualaid_guidance.aspx?rss=yFri, 01 Aug 2008 11:26:49 GMTIn his statement to Parliament following the publication of the Pitt Review: Lessons learned from the 2007 floods, the Secretary of State for The Environment, Food and rural Affairs said that the Government would produce an outline of a National Flood Emergency Framework by the end of July 2008. That outline was published on 30 July 2008.Latest NewsCabinet Officehttp://www.ukresilience.gov.uk/news/national_flood_framework.aspx?rss=yWed, 30 Jul 2008 11:01:13 GMTIn accordance with our legislative obligations under section 14a of the Animal Health Act 1981 Defra is inviting comments on the 2008 version of its Contingency Plan for Exotic Animal Diseases.Latest NewsCabinet Officehttp://www.ukresilience.gov.uk/news/defra_consultation.aspx?rss=yFri, 25 Jul 2008 10:51:59 GMTSir Michael Pitt has now launched his final report The Pitt Review: Lessons learned from the 2007 floods. This final report is positive where it can be, but demanding where change is needed.Latest NewsCabinet Officehttp://www.ukresilience.gov.uk/news/pitt_final_report.aspx?rss=yWed, 25 Jun 2008 13:44:12 GMTAt times of crisis faith communities have a role to play in terms of victim support. Large scale fatalities raise specific issues for faith communities that need to be addressed. Strong leadership from faith communities has a key role to play when large scale incidents trigger concerns about social cohesion.Latest NewsCabinet Officehttp://www.ukresilience.gov.uk/news/dclg_keycommunities.aspx?rss=yWed, 18 Jun 2008 10:18:11 GMTOn 3 June, Defra confirmed Avian Influenza in chickens on a premises near Banbury in Oxfordshire after preliminary tests were positive for the H7 strain. Following further laboratory results today, the Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed that the strain of H7 Avian Influenza present in laying hens at the farm in Banbury is highly pathogenic.Latest NewsCabinet Officehttp://www.ukresilience.gov.uk/news/avian_flu_banbury.aspx?rss=yWed, 04 Jun 2008 14:46:41 GMTThe measures outlined in this document are the outcome of widespread consultation among national policy holders, business and the faith communities, and representatives of local government. We hope and anticipate that they will result in arrangements being put in place that will maintain dignity and respect for the dead, and care and compassion for survivors. This document aims to assist local authorities in making plans for dealing with additional deaths arising from an influenza pandemic.Latest NewsCabinet Officehttp://www.ukresilience.info/~/media/assets/www.ukresilience.info/flu_managing_deaths_framework%20pdf.ashx?rss=yMon, 19 May 2008 09:05:18 GMTIn the UK, the primary responsibility for planning for and responding to any major emergency rests with local organisations, acting individually and collectively through Local Resilience Forums (LRF) and Strategic Coordinating Groups (SCG). With this in mind the Civil Contingencies Secretariat (CCS) launched a programme of work to ensure that multi agency pandemic flu plans at the LRF and Regional / Wales levels are fit for purpose. This guidance has been produced following an initial analysis of the LRF pandemic influenza multi-agency plans in order to:Latest NewsCabinet Officehttp://www.ukresilience.info/~/media/assets/www.ukresilience.info/flu_lrf_best_%20practice_final%20pdf.ashx?rss=yMon, 19 May 2008 09:03:05 GMTThe National Security Strategy of the United Kingdom - Security in an interdependent world. The Prime Minister today announced the publication of the first National Security Strategy for the United KingdomLatest NewsCabinet Officehttp://www.ukresilience.info/news/national_security_strategy.aspx?rss=yWed, 19 Mar 2008 15:12:07 GMTOn the 10th of March 2008 the results of the 2008 Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Business Continuity Survey, which has been supported by Cabinet Office (CCS) was published. Although the report shows a situation where organisations are taking steps to improve their business continuity arrangements, for example in relation to the impact of an influenza pandemic and supply chain resilience, it also shows that there is much more to be done.Latest NewsCabinet Officehttp://www.ukresilience.info/news/cmi_survey_2008.aspx?rss=yMon, 17 Mar 2008 15:14:24 GMTSkills for Justice are leading the above UK-wide project in partnership with other Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) and key stakeholders to develop National Occupational Standards (NOS) in planning for and responding to major incidents/emergencies which fall under the remit of Civil Contingencies (Civil Protection).Local Response GatewayCabinet Officehttp://www.ukresilience.info/ccs/~/media/assets/www.ukresilience.info/bulletin_sfj_cc_gateway%20pdf.ashx?rss=yThu, 13 Mar 2008 16:27:49 GMTDr Iain Anderson to lead an independent review into the lessons learned from the response to the 2007 outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease and led the lessons learned inquiry into the 2001 foot and mouth disease outbreak and has brought his considerable knowledge and expertise to the examination of whether the lessons learned from 2001 were implemented as well as to identifying what new lessons might be drawn from the handling of the 2007 outbreak.Latest NewsCabinet Officehttp://www.ukresilience.info/news/fmd_2007_review.aspx?rss=yTue, 11 Mar 2008 15:19:14 GMTThe Environment Agency is urging people to stay away from exposed coastal areas and to prepare for severe weather bringing the risk of high waves and flooding to Wales, the south west and southern England.Latest NewsCabinet Officehttp://www.ukresilience.info/news/severe_weather_march08.aspx?rss=ySun, 09 Mar 2008 15:53:31 GMTThis guidance, produced by the Civil Contingencies Secretariat in the Cabinet Office, is intended for the development of local action plans for identifying groups of people who may be vulnerable in an emergency. It is primarily intended for those who are involved in local emergency planning for vulnerable groups, particularly those within a Local Resilience Forum who have key leadership roles in the care of vulnerable people in an emergency.Local Response GatewayCabinet Officehttp://www.ukresilience.info/ccs/~/media/assets/www.ukresilience.info/bulletin_guidance_vulnerable%20pdf.ashx?rss=yMon, 03 Mar 2008 16:25:36 GMTThe Cabinet Office has launched this guidance to help the development of local action plans for identifying groups of people who may be vulnerable in an emergency. It is primarily intended for those who are involved in local emergency planning for vulnerable groups, particularly those within a Local Resilience Forum who have key leadership roles in the care of vulnerable people in an emergency.Latest NewsCabinet Officehttp://www.ukresilience.info/news/vulnerable.aspx?rss=yMon, 03 Mar 2008 15:54:36 GMTLast Autumn we wrote to you to announce that Skills for Justice (Sector Skills Council) in partnership with the Emergency Planning Society (EPS) and the Emergency Planning College (EPC) were leading a project to develop a set of National Occupational Standards (NOS) to strengthen resilience across the public, private and voluntary sectors. The purpose of this letter is to update you on the project and how it links to the EPS Competency Framework.Local Response GatewayCabinet Officehttp://www.ukresilience.info/ccs/~/media/assets/www.ukresilience.info/bulletin_competency_project%20pdf.ashx?rss=yThu, 28 Feb 2008 16:21:35 GMTI am writing to make you aware of the new arrangements for EU support for civil protection projects. Under the new (Recast) Civil Protection Mechanism there will be annual calls for proposals for projects on Preparedness and Prevention in the field of civil protection. This replaces the Civil Protection Action Programme and the Cross Border Cooperation in the Fight Against Natural Disasters funding.Local Response GatewayCabinet Officehttp://www.ukresilience.info/ccs/~/media/assets/www.ukresilience.info/bulletin_eu_funding%20pdf.ashx?rss=yFri, 08 Feb 2008 16:14:48 GMTThe purpose of this bulletin is to set out how we are taking forward work to identify and disseminate good practice in relation to the business continuity promotion duty. It also informs you of work the Cabinet Office is undertaking to develop centrally provided promotional materials. This is the first in a series of bulletins about work CCS is doing to support local responders in taking forward the newer aspects of the CCA. Bulletins on Business Continuity Management and communicating with the public will be published shortly.Local Response GatewayCabinet Officehttp://www.ukresilience.info/ccs/~/media/assets/www.ukresilience.info/bulletin_bc_promotion%20pdf.ashx?rss=yFri, 18 Jan 2008 15:57:28 GMTDefra has today confirmed Avian Influenza in three dead wild mute swans in the Chesil Beach area in Dorset, following positive test results from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency for the highly pathogenic strain of H5N1. These birds were found and tested following our routine surveillance programme.Latest NewsCabinet Officehttp://www.ukresilience.info/news/avian_flu_dorset.aspx?rss=yThu, 10 Jan 2008 15:55:42 GMTThe current threat level is assessed as Severe (as of 4th July 2007).UK Threat LevelCabinet Officehttp://www.ukresilience.info/news/uk_terror_attack.aspx?rss=yWed, 04 Jul 2007 12:00:00 GMT