East Staffordshire Borough Council is a Category 1 responder as defined in the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. Accordingly, this Council works closely in Staffordshire with the Emergency Planning Unit, emergency services, other local authorities, health authorities and various other organisations.
The requirements of the legislation cover such aspects as:
- Cooperation
- Information Sharing
- Risk Assessments
- Emergency Planning
- Business Continuity Management
- Communicating with the Public
- Working with the Voluntary Sector
- Audit and Monitoring
Risk assessment is the first step in the emergency planning process. It enables response organisations to make plans that are sound and proportionate to the risks that exist in their local area.
In the Staffordshire area a multi-agency approach (under the guidance of a Local Resilience Forum) has been adopted for the risk assessment work that has been undertaken and this process has engaged a wide range of stakeholders and partner organisations.
For more information contact us on the details below:
East Staffordshire Borough Council's Resilience Manager | 01283 508309
Staffordshire Civil Contingencies Unit | 01785 898618