New Civil Contingencies Act implementation guidance

The UK Cabinet Office has launched two new guides which have been designed to assist Local Resilience Forums take forward the statutory requirement placed on Category 1 Responders by the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 to advise the public of the risk of an emergency occurring, and to warn and inform the public in the event of an emergency.

These informal guidance notes – the 'Ten Step Cycle' and 'Lead Responders Guide' – have been created by practitioners from the National Steering Committee for Warning & Informing the Public (NSCWIP) in conjunction with Practitioners' Good Practice Group led by the Civil Contingencies Secretariat (CCS) and are part of the work CCS is doing to support local responders in their implementation of the newer aspects of the Act.

* The Ten Step Cycle provides a clear and comprehensive set of directions for establishing local warning and informing arrangements based on the Community Risk Register.

* The Lead Responder Protocol picks up Step 3 of the Cycle and provides a tested methodology for selecting and agreeing lead responders.

•Date: 19th June 2007 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Public sector
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