NEWS : uK May 2005

Work-related ill health causing huge problems for UK businesses
It is widely recognised that people are one of the prime resources that organisations have, but little attention is being given to ongoing human resource protection in many business continuity plans.
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•Date: 27th May 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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FSA to lead detailed benchmarking project to assess the resilience of the UK financial sector
Project will assess individual and collective resilience levels, dependencies and business continuity measures.
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•Date: 24th May 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Financial sector
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Revised draft Civil Contingencies Act regulations, guidance and implementation timetable published
By May 2006 local authorities must promote business continuity to local organisations.
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•Date: 24th May 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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The future of high availability
High availability solutions have evolved significantly over the past couple of years but what will tomorrow’s HA solutions look like?
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•Date: 20th May 2005 •Region: US/UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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BSI publishes new fire prevention standards for businesses
BSI Business Information has recently published new UK fire standards to help businesses meet fire safety requirements.
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•Date: 20th May 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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The business continuity message is getting through…
In a recent global survey of company executives, only 8 percent felt that business continuity planning was not important to their company.
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•Date: 19th May 2005 • Region: Various • Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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EU and US hold high-level meeting on border and transport security
The third EU-US meeting of the Policy Dialogue on Border and Transport Security is taking place today in Brussels.
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•Date: 19th May 2005 • Region: Various • Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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HSE makes the case for sensible risk management
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) used a presentation at the Safety and Health at Work congress to call for companies to take a ‘sensible risk management’ approach to health and safety compliance work.
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•Date: 19th May 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Lack of awareness is increasing the phishing threat
Websense survey: Nearly half of IT decision makers say employees have ‘fallen for the phish’.
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•Date: 17th May 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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UK government provides extra funding to research the impacts of climate change
Environment Minister Elliot Morley has announced new funding to improve the understanding of the impacts of climate change in the UK. More than £3.5m over five years has been awarded to Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute for its Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP). The funding will allow UKCIP to develop strategic research on the impacts of climate change across the UK, but also strengthen the role that the programme plays in equipping organisations, such as local authorities, businesses, services and utilities, and regional government, to prepare themselves for climate change. www.ukcip.org.uk
•Date: 17th May 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Briefing •Topic: BC general
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Range Rover assembly line shut down by Greenpeace activists
Early yesterday morning 35 Greenpeace volunteers shut down a West Midlands (UK) assembly line making Range Rover 4x4 vehicles. Volunteers used safety shut-down buttons to cut off power to the assembly line before handcuffing and chaining themselves to unfinished vehicles along the 150m long assembly line and branding it a ‘climate crime scene’.
•Date: 17th May 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Briefing •Topic: BC general
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UK Business Continuity Awards winners
CIR magazine’s annual 2005 Business Continuity Awards were presented last night at a gala dinner at Grosvenor House, London.
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•Date: 13th May 2005 • Region: UK•Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Medium sized UK businesses plan large business continuity and security investments in 2005
Medium-sized companies expect to invest an average of 24 percent of their total IT budget on BC and security during 2005: KPMG.
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•Date: 13th May 2005 • Region: UK•Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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‘Ten top tips to kick start business continuity management’
UK-based Oxford Continuity has published a short booklet containing key messages for anyone considering implementing a business continuity management program within their business. For a copy contact Paul Humphreys on paul@oxfordcontinuity.com
•Date: 13th May 2005 • Region: UK•Type: Briefing •Topic: BC general
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A market based macro stress test for the corporate credit exposures of UK banks
The Bank of England has written a paper which presents a stress test for corporate exposures of UK banks. Stress tests are a well established risk management tool frequently used by banks to assess the impact of severe but plausible events on their exposures. Read the paper
•Date: 13th May 2005 • Region: UK•Type: Briefing •Topic: Financial sector
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UK Accounting Standards Board issues Operating and Financial Review standard
Amongst other areas, the OFR provides a framework for risk reporting by quoted companies in Great Britain.
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•Date: 12th May 2005 • Region: UK•Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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The rise and rise of the chief risk officer
The number of CROs appointed to oversee enterprise risk is increasing rapidly according to an Economist Intelligence Unit survey
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•Date: 12th May 2005 • Region:UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Scientist finds evidence of Gulf Stream weakening
New research has found clear evidence that one of the ‘engines’ driving the Gulf Stream has weakened to less than a quarter of its former strength. This could be the first sign that predictions that the Gulf Stream may disappear within the next few years or decades could be coming true. The result would be much colder winters for Britain and north-western Europe. Read the Times story.
•Date: 12th May 2005 • Region:UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Heatwave contingency plan published by UK government
The Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson has launched an updated heatwave plan for the UK. This comes as early indications from the Met Office hint at a warmer than average July and August this summer. The comprehensive contingency plan will ensure that health professionals know what action to take both in advance, and in the event, of a major heatwave. View the plan here
•Date: 12th May 2005 • Region:UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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FSA publishes report into off-shore outsourcers’ business continuity arrangements
Report sets out the main findings of a recent review of offshoring operations to India.
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•Date: 10th May 2005 • Region: UK/Asia •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Finance sector struggles with e-mail compliance management and security
According to a global survey by BT and MORI.
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•Date: 10th May 2005 • Region: Various •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Grenada situation provides wide-area disaster recovery lessons
Earlier this week the United Nations highlighted the continued disaster recovery struggle taking place in Grenada following last year’s Hurricane Ivan. David Honour highlights the lessons that the business continuity profession can learn from the situation in the Caribbean island.
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•Date: 6th May 2005 •Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Telstra Europe puts business continuity plans to the test
Test involved controlled total shutdown of its London Docklands hosting centre.
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•Date: 6th May 2005 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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SOX: what does it mean for UK companies?
Adrian Giles, senior partner of UK-based business venture specialists Venesis, examines how the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation will affect companies in the UK.
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•Date: 6th May 2005 •Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Series of recovery centre open days announced by ICM
Events include a free one hour business continuity consultation and all delegates will receive a £1,000 voucher.
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•Date: 6th May 2005 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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Enterprise risk management: a long-term solution for compliance, governance and sustained growth in shareholder value
A comprehensive introduction to the subject by Hewitt Roberts.
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•Date: 5th May 2005 •Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Restructuring plan revealed by IBM
IBM, one of the big-three global business continuity and disaster recovery suppliers, has revealed restructuring plans which will result in up to 13,000 job losses, mostly in Europe.
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•Date: 5th May 2005 • Region: Various •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Avian influenza: EC proposes updated measures aimed at preventing epidemics
The European Commission recently adopted a proposal for a Directive establishing updated EU-level measures on the control of avian influenza.
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•Date: 5th May 2005 • Region: UK/W.Europe •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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