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

Emergency Planning

The United Kingdom does not lack talent and expertise in civil protection. In addition, more than 60 universities teach and research on topics (hazards, risks, disasters, safety, security, etc.) Organised voluntarism must be fully incorporated into the civil protection system. that are pertinent to the field.

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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.