article thumbnail

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

Emergency Planning

Organised voluntarism must be fully incorporated into the civil protection system. There is a tendency for the UK civil protection system to be dominated by a para-military ethos that is far from inclusive. Civil emergency management is often considered to be an appropriate second career for former military and police officers.

article thumbnail

State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Emergency Planning

Since 2008, pandemics have been top of the list of 96 threats and hazards in the UK National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies in all editions. Civil protection, when it works, is a form of participatory democracy, in which the citizen has an active stake in his or her own safety and security. References Alexander, D.E.