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FCDO travel advice for Argentina. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Guidance on part 1 of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, its associated regulations and non-statutory arrangements.
This guidance aims to establish good practice based on lessons identified from responding to and recovering from emergencies.
How educational and childcare settings should plan for and deal with emergencies, including significant public health incidents and severe weather.
A government review has been published today which will help to bolster the resilience of the 999-call handling system following a technical fault in June 2023.
FCDO travel advice for Ecuador. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Your council can help you after a fire in your home - Council, emergency housing, Red Cross, fire safety
FCDO travel advice for Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Equatorial Guinea. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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.
FCDO travel advice for Uruguay. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for USA. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
When making services at a rapid pace due to a crisis like the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic it’s important for teams to meet the Service Standard and work in a user-centred way.
FCDO travel advice for Haiti. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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.
Entry into enclosed spaces onboard ships is sometimes a necessary but dangerous work activity. This guidance outlines regulations and provides information and advice on how to identify an enclosed space and how to reduce the risk to life.
Latest FCDO travel advice for Mexico including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.
Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19.
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