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Your mobile phone or tablet may get an emergency alert if there’s a danger to life nearby. Alerts will tell you what you need to do to stay safe.
Emergency alerts are broadcast from mobile phone masts. Find out if your phone or tablet can receive alerts.
Funding to support schools facing unexpected or imminent failure to improve in areas such as leadership, governance, safeguarding, human resources and finance.
The Resilience Capabilities Programme aims to increase the capability to respond to and recover from civil emergencies and provides advice on preparing for a crisis.
“Keep Calm and Carry On, this is just a test” - that is the clear message from the Deputy Prime Minister on the day of the nationwide test of the national Emergency Alerts system.
Guidance primarily aimed at local responders covering some humanitarian issues that may arise during the recovery phase of an emergency in the UK.
Guidance for staff of responder agencies, particularly senior officers or managers involved in emergency response and recovery preparations.
How BEIS has planned for emergencies potentially affecting oil, gas and electricity production and supply, and the civil nuclear establishment.
How the government prepares and plans for emergencies, working nationally, locally and co-operatively to ensure civil protection in the UK.
Guidance primarily aimed at local responders and developed in line with the Civil Contingencies Act (CCA) on recovering from an emergency in the UK.
How to run exercises and training for emergency planning and preparedness, with an introduction to the Central Government Emergency Response Training (CGERT) Course.
Make an urgent or emergency application to get permission to make decisions for someone who lacks mental capacity including interim applications for people applying to be a deputy
999 and 112 is the national emergency response service in the UK. 112 is the pan-European equivalent to 999 and can be used in the UK.
How to get medical help for emergencies, issues that can't wait until you can see your GP and dental emergencies.
Find out about terrorist threat levels, national measures against terrorism and how to report suspect activity
Information on what to do in the event of an emergency at Sellafield.
Fire safety in business and non-domestic premises: the responsible person, fire risk assessments, shared premises, new buildings, enforcement, appeals and penalties
How responders can reduce the risk of communications disruption during emergencies by using ResilienceDirect, HITS and Telecoms Sub-Groups.
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