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A Proposed Strategy to Advocate for Improved Civil Protection in the United Kingdom

Emergency Planning

Increasing dependency on critical infrastructure makes the country ever more vulnerable to proliferating technological failure, whether it is caused by cyber attack, sabotage or natural forces. Organised voluntarism must be fully incorporated into the civil protection system. Culture and inclusiveness.

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COVID-19 – A massive failure of risk management?

Plan B Consulting

In the National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies, 2017 edition (see figure 1), a pandemic is the highest risk, with a likelihood of 4 out of 5 of occurring within the next 5 years, and a severity impact of 5. Most organisations who have incident management in place, have a criterion for activating their plan.

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COVID-19 – A massive failure of risk management?

Plan B Consulting

In the National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies, 2017 edition (see figure 1), a pandemic is the highest risk, with a likelihood of 4 out of 5 of occurring within the next 5 years, and a severity impact of 5. Most organisations who have incident management in place, have a criterion for activating their plan.