Emergency preparation, response and recovery

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Services

1. Find your local health protection team in England

   Get support from your local health protection team (HPT) to prevent and reduce the effect of diseases and chemical and radiation hazards

2. Report a marine accident

   Report a marine accident by calling the MAIB reporting line on +44 (0)23 8023 2527 and then completing the accident report form.

3. Form C18: Supplement for an application for a Recovery Order

   Form C18: Supplement for an application for a Recovery Order.

4. Report an accident or incident

   Use form RAIB N1 to report details of an accident or incident involving railway staff

5. National security vetting

   The Cerberus e-veting system will deliver a faster, more effective and efficient national security vetting system.

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Guidance and regulation

1. Remediation of non-ACM buildings
   • Detailed guide
   • 1 June 2020
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
2. National security vetting: advice for people who are being vetted
   • Guidance
   • 24 May 2018
   • Cabinet Office and Government Security Profession
3. Local resilience forums: contact details
   • Detailed guide
   • 25 June 2019
   • Cabinet Office
4. Government baseline personnel security standard
   • Guidance
   • 11 June 2018
   • Cabinet Office, National security and intelligence, and Government Security Profession
5. SPI-M modelling summary for pandemic influenza
   • Guidance
   • 16 November 2018
   • Department of Health and Social Care

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News and communications

29 May 2020 — News story

Government publishes SAGE minutes

Government Office for Science and Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies

1. Approved Document B volume 1 and 2: circular 01/2020
   • 26 May 2020
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Correspondence
2. Updates on building safety reforms: Dear Colleague Letter (26 May 2020)
   • 26 May 2020
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Correspondence
3. Coronavirus (COVID-19): an update on the Grenfell Tower site
   • 21 May 2020
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Correspondence
4. Leaving lockdown together: Why we are better united against coronavirus
   • 7 May 2020
   • Office of the Secretary of State for Wales
   • News story

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Research and statistics

1. SPI-M-O: Consensus statement on public gatherings, 11 March 2020
   • 29 May 2020
   • Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
   • Research
2. SPI-M-O: Consensus view: 13 April review of social distancing measures, 1 April 2020
   • 29 May 2020
   • Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
   • Research
3. SPI-M-O: Consensus view on the potential relaxing of social distancing measures, 4 May 2020
   • 29 May 2020
   • Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
   • Research
4. SPI-M-O: Consensus statement on COVID-19, 27 April 2020
   • 29 May 2020
   • Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
   • Research
5. Neighbourhood-level release and COVID-19
   • 29 May 2020
   • Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
   • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Sprinklers and other fire safety measures in new high-rise blocks of flats
   • 26 May 2020
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 28 November 2019
2. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: call for evidence
   • 19 March 2020
   • Home Office
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 31 July 2019
3. Government update on building safety
   • 2 April 2020
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Policy paper
4. Final report of the expert group on structure of guidance to the building regulations
   • 2 April 2020
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Policy paper
5. Slides and datasets to accompany coronavirus press conference: 31 March 2020
   • 31 March 2020
   • Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
   • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. SAGE 34 minutes: Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, 7 May 2020
   • 29 May 2020
   • Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
   • Transparency
2. SAGE 33 minutes: Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, 5 May 2020
   • 29 May 2020
   • Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
   • Transparency
3. SAGE 32 minutes: Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, 1 May 2020
   • 29 May 2020
   • Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
   • Transparency
4. SAGE 31 minutes: Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, 1 May 2020
   • 29 May 2020
   • Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
   • Transparency
5. SAGE 30 minutes: Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, 30 April 2020
   • 29 May 2020
   • Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
   • Transparency

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Organisations

1. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
2. Home Office
3. Ministry of Defence
4. Cabinet Office
5. Public Health England

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1. Department of Health & Social Care
2. Maritime & Coastguard Agency
3. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
4. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
5. Foreign & Commonwealth Office
6. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
7. CFRA
8. National security and intelligence
9. Department for Transport
10. Marine Management Organisation
11. Civil Nuclear Constabulary
12. Government Security Profession
13. Civil Nuclear Police Authority
14. HM Treasury
15. Department for Work & Pensions
16. Certification Officer
17. Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Swyddfa Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru
18. HM Courts & Tribunals Service
19. Northern Ireland Office
20. The Oil and Pipelines Agency
21. Ministry of Justice
22. Department for International Development
23. Government Office for Science
24. Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance Board
25. Defence Safety Authority
26. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
27. Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
28. Animal & Plant Health Agency
29. Attorney General's Office
30. Border Force
31. Government Actuary's Department
32. Government Legal Department
33. HM Revenue & Customs
34. Office of Manpower Economics
35. Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
36. Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration
37. Review Body on Senior Salaries
38. UK Export Finance
39. Valuation Office Agency

1. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
2. Environment Agency
3. Committee on Radioactive Waste Management
4. Radioactive Waste Management
5. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
6. Sellafield Ltd
7. Rail Accident Investigation Branch
8. Defence Infrastructure Organisation
9. Defence Equipment and Support
10. Low Level Waste Repository Ltd
11. Air Accidents Investigation Branch
12. Military Aviation Authority
13. Ofsted
14. Innovate UK
15. Dounreay
16. Magnox Ltd
17. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
18. Single Source Regulations Office
19. Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
20. Animals in Science Committee
21. Biometrics Commissioner
22. Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
23. Low Pay Commission
24. National Counter Terrorism Security Office
25. Social Security Advisory Committee
26. UK Hydrographic Office

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