Emergencies

The procedure required to recover the operational environment after a major incident is a complex task relying on the co-operative efforts of many people. It is essential that the full recovery procedure is planned, clearly documented, tested and reviewed periodically by the various recovery units as described in this document.

As a Category One responder the Council has the following duties:

• Business Continuity Management; 'maintain plans for the purpose of ensuring, so far as is reasonably practicable, that if an emergency occurs the person or body is able to continue to perform his or its functions'
• In addition, as a local authority, the Council has the additional duty to provide advice and assistance to the commercial sector and voluntary organisations
• Business Continuity Promotion; "provide advice and assistance to the public in connection with the making of arrangements for the continuance of commercial activities by the public, or the continuance of the activities of bodies other than public or local authorities whose activities are not carried on for profit, in the event of an emergency":