
The Civic Contingencies Act and accompanying non-legislative measures, delivers a single framework for civil protection in the United Kingdom capable of meeting the challenges of the twenty-first century. The Act is separated into two substantive parts, local arrangements for civil protection (Part 1) and emergency powers (Part 2).
Further information on the Civic Contingencies Act can be found on the Cabinet Office website
An emergency can happen at any time and in any place. Find out how to prepare for an emergency wherever you happen to be by going to the Direct Gov website.
For more local information on the risks in Sussex and how you can protect yourself or your business, then go to the Sussex Resilience Forum website, where you will find information on how to protect yourself in an emergency, your business and your family. This website will also give you information on current emergencies in Sussex together with up to the minute news on issues that may affect you.
Adur District Council and Worthing Borough Council, as Category 1 Responders under the Civil Contingencies Act, have a role to support the emergency services in an emergency. They also have a duty to provide aid to neighbouring boroughs and districts where an emergency has occurred.
The Police, Fire and Rescue Service, and the Ambulance Service deal with emergencies every day that do not require involvement of the local authority, however, we have to be prepared to respond to a call for assistance from the emergency services at any time. It is a requirement under the Civil Contingencies Act for the Local Authority to have Business Continuity plans in place to continue, as far as is reasonably practical, our services during a major emergency.
A major emergency is defined in the Civic Contingencies Act as:-
These emergencies can be natural disasters such as flooding, storms and pollution, or other events such as major road traffic collisions, unexploded bombs, suspect packages or acts of terrorism.
Each year, the Government reassess the risks to the Country and advise the Emergency Services and other responders under the Civic Contingencies Act of the results. Locally in Sussex the Sussex Resilience Forum produces a Risk Register for Sussex, based on the national document that details the major risks to Sussex and what is being done to reduce these risks. You can download a copy of the Community Information on Risks in Sussex booklet from the Sussex Resilience Forum website.
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