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•Date: 29th July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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•Date: 28th July 2005 • Region: UK/World • Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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Version 2 of EmergencyCall released.
•Date: 28th July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Crisis communications
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ICM Computer Group has published a trading update covering the year to 30 June 2005. The statement says that ICM's overall trading performance during the second half of the year has continued to be satisfactory, with turnover in the business continuity division growing strongly. However, revenues in the company’s IT Solutions division are reducing.
•Date: 28th July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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•Date: 26th July 2005 • Region: UK/World • Type: Article •Topic: Telecoms continuity
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•Date: 26th July 2005 •Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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London First and the Met Police publish new business protection guidance.
•Date: 26th July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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The UK Ministry of Defence has published an article outlining its business continuity activities. Read the article
•Date: 26th July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Briefing •Topic: BC general
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•Date: 22nd July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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•Date: 22nd July 2005 •Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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According to a survey by KPMG LLP.
•Date: 22nd July 2005 • Region: Various • Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Adam Continuity, the UK supplier of ship to site disaster recovery solutions, has extended its services. Previously offering Intel recovery services the company now also offers similar services for Sun Microsystems and IBM AS/400 servers. http://www.adam.co.uk/
•Date: 22nd July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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Defra's new Exotic Animal Disease Generic Contingency Plan has been laid before Parliament. The plan has a core generic section with specific annexes relating Foot and Mouth Disease, Avian Influenza, Newcastle Disease, and Classical Swine Fever. The contingency plan can be accessed on the Defra website at http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/control/contingency/index.htm
•Date: 22nd July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Briefing •Topic: BC general
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•Date: 21st July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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•Date: 21st July 2005 • Region: W.Europe/UK • Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Dennis Thomas to be managing director of NDR from the end of August.
•Date: 21st July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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•Date: 21st July 2005 •Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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The UK Health and Safety Executive has launched its Corporate Health and Safety Performance Indicator (CHaSPI). This is a web-based tool to assist larger organisations (250 employees+) to: get a measure of the effectiveness of their internal controls over health and safety; and to benchmark their performance against their own targets and the performance of their peers. More details at http://www.chaspi.info-exchange.com/
•Date: 21st July 2005 •Region: UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC general
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•Date: 19th July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Events
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A survey being conducted jointly by the Business Continuity Institute and Link Associates is seeking to gather lessons learned by business continuity managers during the events of July 7th. The deadline for responses is Friday the 22nd July 2005. Take part
•Date: 19th July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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•Date: 15th July 2005 •Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism / BC general
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•Date: 15th July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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New information availability facility to be located in London’s Docklands.
•Date: 15th July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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A new booklet has been published in cooperation with the UK government to raise awareness of the issue of work-related stress and to act as a tool to help business to deal with the problem. The guidance is available at http://www.dti.gov.uk/er
•Date: 15th July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Briefing •Topic: BC general
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•Date: 14th July 2005 • Region: UK/W.Europe • Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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2nd to 4th November, Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh.
•Date: 14th July 2005 • Region: UK/World • Type: Article •Topic: Events
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The FSA’s Financial Stability Sector team are undertaking an assessment of how financial firms were affected by and how they were able to react to the terrorist attacks in London on 7 th July. The survey will also gain feedback on the way matters were handled by the Tripartite authorities.
•Date: 14th July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Briefing •Topic: Financial sector BC
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•Date: 12th July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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•Date: 12th July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Crisis management
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•Date: 12th July 2005 • Region: US/UK/World • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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•Date: 11th July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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One positive thing on a black day was the way that London’s companies’ and City organisations’ business continuity plans performed under a crisis situation.
•Date: 8th July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Business continuity general
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Business Continuity Institute membership has, for the first time, broken through the 2000 barrier with 400 members being added in the past three months alone. These new 400 members come from 28 different countries.
•Date: 8th July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Briefing •Topic: BC general
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•Date: 7th July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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•Date: 7th July 2005 • Region: UK/World • Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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New product launched by Vogon International.
•Date: 7th July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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•Date: 6th July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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•Date: 6th July 2005 •Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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In response to the growing demand from universities and business schools for guidance on the content of modules and courses on business continuity management, the Business Continuity Institute has revised its Academic Syllabus.
•Date: 6th July 2005 • Region: UK/World • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Tough new powers to tackle animal rights extremist campaigns of violence and intimidation aimed at companies and individuals involved in research with animals have been implemented by the UK government. It is now a criminal offence to target any scientist, research facility or company in the supply chain with a campaign of unlawful acts including criminal damage, trespass, blackmail and libel. The offence carries the penalty of up to five years in prison and an unlimited fine. http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/pageprint.asp?item_id=1298
•Date: 6th July 2005 • Region: UK/World • Type: Briefing •Topic: BC general
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•Date: 1st July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Companies based in London, Edinburgh and other major cities should review the risks of G8-related civil unrest and disruption.
•Date: 1st July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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A UK Health and Safety Executive report has confirmed evidence of a positive link between the appointment of safety representatives and levels of health and safety awareness and performance. The findings of the report, ‘The role and effectiveness of safety representatives in influencing workplace health and safety’, show how safety representatives encourage worker participation in risk management and how consultation on health and safety helps to improve the working environment. Copies are available from HSE's website.
•Date: 1st July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Briefing •Topic: BC general
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A number of companies including telcos and ISPs were impacted on Wednesday after a power failure at Telehouse Europe. Read story
•Date: 1st July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Briefing •Topic: BC general
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The FSA has published an interim report into its ongoing financial sector resilience benchmarking project. The report details progress to date and the lessons learned from the pilot exercise. Download the report
•Date: 1st July 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Briefing •Topic: Financial sector BC
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Civil Contingencies Act formally laid before Parliament
