The Civil Contingencies Act

The UK Civil Contingencies Act received Royal Assent in November 2004. The Act’s purpose is to update the United Kingdom’s emergency and disaster response mechanisms, capabilities and communications. This update page provides a one-stop resource of news and information about the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.

LATEST NEWS AND ARTICLES

‘Risk assessment tools, techniques and data for the Civil Contingencies Act and Integrated Risk Management Planning’
Provides wide-ranging information on risk assessment for Local Resilience Forums.
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•Date: 4th June 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Public sector
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National Recovery Guidance published by UK government
Aimed at local authority planners and responders; but provides useful generic information for all business continuity planners.
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•Date: 1st Nov 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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New Civil Contingencies Act implementation guidance
Informal guidance helps with implementing the ‘communicating with the public’ duty.
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•Date: 19th June 2007 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Public sector
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Civil Contingencies Secretariat publishes CCA business continuity update
Bulletin gives an update on business continuity management activities related to the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.
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•Date: 24th April 2007 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Public sector BC
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UK Civil Contingencies Secretariat provides an update on CCA duty to promote business continuity
Stakeholder bulletin sets out the way forward.
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•Date: 12th January 2007 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: CC Act
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Dealing with people after disasters
The UK government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport has published a report it commissioned looking into the above topic.
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•Date: 27th October 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Civil Contingencies Secretariat and Emergency Planning Society to work together to develop a ‘competency framework’ for UK civil protection
The first stage of the process will be the publication of a Scoping Paper and Consultation Questionnaire later in the year.
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•Date: 24th October 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Civil Contingencies Act
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UK Civil Contingencies Secretariat develops Civil Contingencies Act information dissemination portal
Will enable Category 2 Responders to provide information as required under the Act.
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•Date: 4th October 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Civil Contingencies Act
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UK Civil Contingencies Secretariat gives Civil Contingencies Act updates
Bruce Mann and Dan Greaves have written articles looking at various aspects of the Civil Contingencies Act and its implementation.
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•Date: 12th Sept 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Civil Contingencies Act
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Civil Contingencies Secretariat provides an update on Civil Contingencies Act progress
CCS coordinating the identification of good business continuity practice.
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•Date: 11th August 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Civil Contingencies Act
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Developing business continuity management within a local authority
Andy Pepper, senior emergency management officer, explains how Cardiff Council has set about developing BC plans to meet the requirements of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.
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•Date: 14th July 2006 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Plan development
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Civil Contingencies Secretariat launches the ‘Local Response Gateway’
‘A central gateway to improve the way that central government departments communicate with civil protection practitioners’.
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•Date: 6th July 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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Civil Contingencies Act deadline looming for UK local authorities
From 15th May 2006 local authorities have a duty to provide business continuity advice to organisations in their area.
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•Date: 3rd March 2006 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Civil Contingencies Act
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Are local authorities ready to promote BCM to their communities?
Asks John Sharp, Policy and Development Director, Continuity Forum.
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•Date: 3rd March 2006 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Civil Contingencies Act
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Managing Risk and Business Continuity in the Public Sector
Free seminar, Thursday 26th January, 2006, IBM Sampson House, London.
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•Date: 18th Jan 2006• Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Events
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Revised Short Guide to the Civil Contingencies Act published
The UK government has released an updated version of its short guide to the Civil Contingencies Act. Read the guide
•Date: 4th October 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Briefing •Topic: Emergency planning
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Civil Contingencies Secretariat publishes final version of ‘Emergency Response and Recovery’
The UK government has published the final version of ‘Emergency Response and Recovery’, revised in the light of public consultation and consideration by a working group of practitioners. An electronic version of the document can be accessed via www.ukresilience.info/ccact
•Date: 30th September 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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Latest Letter to Key Stakeholders, 23 September 2005 (PDF)

Civil Contingencies Act formally laid before Parliament
Timetable for implementation confirmed.
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•Date: 29th July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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INFORMATION RESOURCES

Full text of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004
Regulations supporting Part 1 of the Act (PDF)
Emergency Preparedness guidance
UK Resilience Civil Contingencies Act index

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