Collection

Core Resilience Guidance

A collection of UK government’s core overarching resilience guidance

This collection is created under Resilience Guidance and Doctrine.

Legislation

The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and accompanying regulations deliver a single legislative framework for civil protection in the UK. This section includes further information on the application of the Act across the UK.

Policy

This section includes information on the UK government’s strategic approach to resilience.

Frameworks

This section includes guidance on the frameworks that underpin emergency management at a local and national level. It articulates what responders and other organisations should do in pursuit of resilience objectives.

Standards

This section includes standards which intend to establish consistent, coherent, and mutually understood ways of working. They provide a stable basis for continuous improvement and proportionate, tailored assurance to monitor adherence, enable risk-based control, and compare performance.

Competences

This section includes information on the knowledge, skills and understanding required to effectively prepare for, respond to and recover from risks and emergencies. These are defined in the National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Resilience and Emergencies, which provide a comprehensive, structured national resource to support the development of the resilience workforce. This section also includes information on the wider training available to resilience practitioners.

Terminology

This section provides a common terminology for resilience practitioners across the UK.

Updates to this page

Published 28 November 2025