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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

Yet the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts include no experts on managing emergencies, even though this is the most extensive, and perhaps the most profound, emergency that the country has faced in the last 75 years. The scenario for this pandemic (excluding the recovery) was fully formulated over the period 2003-2009.