The UK Civil Contingencies Secretariat has written to Local Resilience Forums giving guidance on the establishment of Telecommunications Sub-Groups.

In April 2007, the Civil Contingencies Secretariat published the Resilient Telecommunications Strategy, an important element of which is the proposal that each Local Resilience Forum should establish a Telecommunications Sub-Group responsible for enhancing the resilience of the communications in its area. Key tasks for the sub-group will include the development and ownership of a telecommunications plan and management of the Mobile Telecommunications Privileged Access Scheme (MTPAS).

The Civil Contingencies Secretariat is proposing the following timeline for the establishment of the sub-groups:

• Structure, membership and date for first meeting agreed by end October 2007;

• Work plans agreed by January 2008;

• Draft Telecommunications Plans developed by each Telecommunications Sub-Group no later than September 2008.

Read the guidance letter (PDF).

•Date: 4th October 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Telecoms continuity
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