Local authorities ‘unaware and under prepared’ for outsourcing risks
According to Zurich Municipal report. Read article
•Date: 31st July 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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999 Team offers free pandemic planning training modules
999 Team, the UK-based provider of business continuity consultancy and training, has opened up its online pandemic planning training modules. Read article •Date: 31st July 2009• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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Phoenix IT Group issues interim management statement Phoenix IT Group plc, parent of ICM the UK based business continuity provider, has released an interim management statement relating to the period from 1 April 2009 up to 30 July 2009. The financial results for the Group for the first quarter are in line with the Board's expectations. Through a combination of the ongoing focus on the provision of higher margin services and continuing cost control, the margins in both the Partner and the Business Continuity divisions continued to improve in the quarter. However, excluding the effect of the sale of the Group's French business, on a like-for-like basis revenue for the first quarter of the financial year decreased by 5 percent compared to the corresponding period last year reflecting the impact of the recession over the last 12 months. Overall the Group achieved an operating profit for the period in line with the same period last year as a result of the higher Group operating margin. •Date: 31st July 2009• Region: UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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Risk priorities and preparedness: the top 20 risks facing enterprises
According to a new report by Lloyd’s business leaders feel comfortable managing internal risks but are less confident about external risks. Read article •Date: 30th July 2009• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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BCI publishes pandemic planning resource
The Business Continuity Institute has published a 16 page report on current thinking about pandemic planning. Read article •Date: 30th July 2009• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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Is your technology pandemic-ready?
This article discusses the human side of technology and the potential challenges that may arise during a pandemic and the absence of ICT staff and key knowledge holders. Read article •Date: 28th July 2009• Region:UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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The Business Continuity Institute signs up new examination partners Agreements with PES and Prometric allow the BCI to offer over 400 exam locations in 75 countries. Read article •Date: 28th July 2009• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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The nature of crises: exploring some persistent myths
These myths can be seen simply as convenient excuses to avoid spending time and money on business continuity; however they actually demonstrate some important psychological phenomena with broader significance for resilience... Read article •Date: 17th July 2009• Region:UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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ICM goes live with Emergency Office home working solution
ICM gives business continuity managers new recovery strategy options with the launch of ‘Emergency Office’. Read article •Date: 17th July 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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ICL inquiry report published The UK Government has announced that changes will be made to strengthen the safety regime for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) bulk installations, following the publication of the inquiry report into the explosion at ICL Plastics which killed nine people and seriously injured 33 people in Glasgow in 2004. In addition all commercial buried metallic LPG pipework will be replaced as part of a joint systematic programme agreed between the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and UKLPG. More details. •Date: 17th July 2009• Region: UK •Type: Briefing
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Walker Review makes recommendations for risk governance in UK financial sector entities
A Chief Risk Officer should be appointed and a board level risk committee should be established, separate to the audit committee. Read article •Date: 16th July 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Financial sector
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Organizations ‘unprepared for iPhone security threat’
Survey finds that while most IT decision makers recognise that unauthorised users could access valuable company data through the iPhone, 64 percent have not taken any steps to secure company data against this threat. Read article •Date: 14th July 2009• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: ISM news
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Welsh Assembly Government and insurance industry agree to work together on flood resilience
Wales moving from flood defence to flood risk management. Read article •Date: 14th July 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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UK Business Advisory Network for Flu update The Business Continuity Institute attended a recent session of the above group, organized by the Cabinet Office to update representative organizations on the government’s pandemic response and planning. Read the notes of the meeting (PDF). •Date: 14th July 2009• Region: UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: Pandemic planning
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UK government plans emergency change to self-certification sicknote scheme The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) believes employers have nothing to fear from ‘emergency plans’ currently being considered by the UK Department for Work and Pensions to change the self-certification ‘sicknote’ rules from seven to 14 days. The regulations would have a sunset clause and would only remain law for six months unless it was agreed that they needed to be extended. Ben Willlmott, CIPD Senior Public Policy Adviser, commented: “The proposal to change the self-certification rules in the event of a serious flu pandemic is a pragmatic and temporary measure to reduce the burden on healthcare professionals and help prevent the spread of infection. Employers that manage absence and performance effectively and consistently have nothing to fear. The vast majority of absence is genuine and only a very small proportion of employees will seek to use this change in the self-certification rules to ‘pull a sickie’ •Date: 14th July 2009• Region: UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: Pandemic planning
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‘Facing an Uncertain Future’ Overseas risks are perceived to pose the greatest threat to business continuity, yet are not fully understood by UK firms: Marsh survey. Read article •Date: 10th July 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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Recession pushes audit committees to re-examine risk management governance According to a KPMG survey. Read article •Date: 10th July 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Understanding crowd behaviours In some disaster situations understanding likely crowd behaviour is vital. Research by Leeds University into this area has just been published by the UK Civil Contingencies Secretariat. This work will also aid business continuity managers making plans for event management. Read article •Date: 10th July 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Resilient Nation Authorities should adapt their emergency plans to include ordinary citizens as a key part of disaster response. Read article •Date: 9th July 2009• Region:UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: Public sector
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BCP4me software gets pandemic flu planning extension Now enables users to build a risk register for pandemic flu and then an action plan to handle the implications of working with significant loss of staff. Read article •Date: 9th July 2009• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC software
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Is the UK government passing the buck on business continuity? Does a House of Commons exchange about business continuity in SMEs constitute an abdication of responsibility? Read article •Date: 3rd July 2009• Region:UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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European Commission chairs Gas Coordination Group extraordinary meeting Discusses contingency measures to prevent a repeat of last winter’s gas supply disruption problems. Read article •Date: 3rd July 2009• Region: Europe •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Intellect reports on UK data centre industry A report published by Intellect, the trade association for the UK technology industry, warns that a growing number of hurdles are threatening the ability of the data centre industry to keep pace with the rapid increase in data volumes and calls on government to improve dialogue between industry and policy makers. More details. •Date: 3rd July 2009• Region:UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: IT continuity
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‘Resilience in Converged Networks’ New good practice guidance from the UK Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure. Read article •Date: 2nd July 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Telecoms continuity
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UK to get new critical infrastructure advisory body ‘Infrastructure UK’ will identify the country’s long term infrastructure needs and will analyse interdependencies and threats. Read article •Date: 2nd July 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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European Investment Bank lends UK National Grid £360m for energy security investment The European Investment Bank has agreed a loan of £360 million with the UK’s National Grid to support the company’s investment programme for the upgrade and extension of its four gas distribution networks in the UK. The EIB loan will help to ensure the security, safety and reliability of National Grid’s gas distribution network which supplies gas to over 11 million customers. •Date: 2nd July 2009• Region: UK •Type: Briefing
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UK government schedules National Resilience Extranet briefing sessions The National Resilience Extranet is planned to go live in Autumn 2009. Read article •Date: 30th June 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Events
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UK utility networks extremely vulnerable to disruption and failure Institution of Civil Engineers report rings alarm bells; calls for governmental Resilience Tsar. Read article •Date: 26th June 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Power management
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UK government publishes its first Cyber Security Strategy The British Prime Minister has announced new measures to protect the UK from the growing threats to security from cyber space. Read article •Date: 26th June 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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Alarm Annual Risk Management Awards winners announced Public sector risk management awards presented at annual conference. Read article •Date: 26th June 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Pitt Review progress report published UK Environment Secretary Hilary Benn has published a report outlining the progress government has made in implementing the recommendations contained in the Pitt Review into the 2007 floods. The report comes six months after Sir Michael Pitt’s review, published in December 2008, in which he made 92 recommendations to improve the UK’s preparation, management and response to severe flooding. The progress report is available to view at http://www.defra.gov.uk/environ/fcd/floods07.htm •Date: 26th June 2009• Region: UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: DR general
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Local authorities ‘unaware and under prepared’ for outsourcing risks
