Emergency preparation, response and recovery

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Services

• 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

• 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.

• Application for a RSR environmental permit: part RSR-F

  Application form for an environmental permit for radioactive substances users.

• Pollution inventory reporting forms

  Forms for operators to report pollution inventory data.

• Report an accident or incident

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

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Guidance and regulation

• Government baseline personnel security standard
  • Guidance
  • 28 June 2024
  • Cabinet Office, National Security and Intelligence, and Government Security Profession
• The Code of Practice for Victims of Crime in England and Wales and supporting public information materials
  • Statutory guidance
  • 29 January 2025
  • Ministry of Justice
• Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022
  • Guidance
  • 24 July 2023
  • Home Office
• Fire safety risk assessment: 5-step checklist
  • Guidance
  • 20 January 2025
  • Home Office
• Fire safety risk assessment: offices and shops
  • Guidance
  • 12 September 2023
  • Home Office

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News and communications

• Grenfell Tower: community update May 2026
  • 30 April 2026
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Correspondence
• Firefighters to benefit from bespoke health support
  • 16 April 2026
  • Department of Health and Social Care and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Press release
• New £62m fund for fire alarms to keep residents safe and costs down for leaseholders
  • 1 April 2026
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Press release
• Government launches new consultation as part of commitment to introduce mandatory certification for fire risk assessors
  • 26 March 2026
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Press release
• Grenfell Tower: community update March 2026
  • 26 March 2026
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Correspondence

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Research and statistics

• Ambient gamma radiation dose rates across the UK
  • 7 May 2026
  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
  • Research
• Detailed analysis of non-fire incidents, year ending March 2026
  • 29 April 2026
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • National statistics announcement
• Fire and rescue incident statistics, year ending June 2026
  • 29 April 2026
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • National statistics announcement
• Tanker fires in England, 2011 to 2024
  • 29 April 2026
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • National statistics
• Number of fires, fatalities and casualties in caravan dwellings
  • 29 April 2026
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • National statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

• Fire and rescue services inspection programme and framework 2025–27
  • 16 January 2025
  • HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 15 September 2024
• Grenfell Tower Inquiry Government Progress Report: December 2025 translations
  • 14 January 2026
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Cabinet Office, Department for Work and Pensions, Ministry of Justice, Health and Safety Executive, and Department for Business and Trade
  • Policy paper
• Grenfell Tower Inquiry Government Progress Report: December 2025
  • 17 December 2025
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Cabinet Office, Department for Work and Pensions, Ministry of Justice, Health and Safety Executive, and Department for Business and Trade
  • Policy paper
• Grenfell Tower Inquiry Government Progress Report: September 2025
  • 30 September 2025
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Cabinet Office, Department for Work and Pensions, Ministry of Justice, Health and Safety Executive, and Department for Business and Trade
  • Policy paper
• Grenfell Tower Inquiry Government Progress Report: May 2025
  • 29 May 2025
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Cabinet Office, Department for Work and Pensions, Ministry of Justice, Health and Safety Executive, and Department for Business and Trade
  • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Information Asset Register
  • 8 April 2026
  • Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
  • Transparency
• Memorandum of Understanding between NDA and Environment Agency
  • 26 March 2026
  • Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
  • Corporate report
• Grenfell Tower Inquiry Government Annual Report: February 2026
  • 2 March 2026
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Cabinet Office, Department for Work and Pensions, Ministry of Justice, Health and Safety Executive, and Department for Business and Trade
  • Corporate report
• Grenfell Tower Inquiry Government Annual Report: February 2026 translations
  • 2 March 2026
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Cabinet Office, Department for Work and Pensions, Ministry of Justice, Health and Safety Executive, and Department for Business and Trade
  • Corporate report
• Fire and Rescue Authority financial reserves: March 2024
  • 18 December 2025
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Transparency

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Organisations

• Home Office
• Cabinet Office
• Ministry
  of Defence
• Ministry of Housing,
  Communities &
  Local Government
• Department
  of Health &
  Social Care

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• UK Health
  Security
  Agency
• Prime Minister's Office
  10 Downing Street
• Department
  for Environment,
  Food & Rural Affairs
• Department for
  Energy Security
  & Net Zero
• National Security and Intelligence
• Department
  for Transport
• Department
  for Work &
  Pensions
• Foreign, Commonwealth
  & Development Office
• HM Treasury
• Department for
  Business & Trade
• Maritime &
  Coastguard
  Agency
• Ministry
  of Justice
• Civil Nuclear Constabulary
• Certification Officer
• Government Security Profession
• Civil Nuclear
  Police Authority
• Northern
  Ireland
  Office
• The Oil and Pipelines Agency
• HM Courts &
  Tribunals Service
• Marine
  Management
  Organisation
• Department for
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  & Technology
• Government
  Office for Science
• Nuclear Liabilities
  Financing Assurance Board
• UK Resilience Academy
• Department
  for Culture,
  Media & Sport
• Government
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• HM Revenue
  & Customs
• Medicines & Healthcare products
  Regulatory Agency
• Animal &
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  Agency
• Attorney
  General's
  Office
• Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner
• Bona Vacantia
• Border Force
• Government
  Actuary's
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• Immigration Enforcement
• Mining Remediation Authority
• Review Body on
  Doctors' and Dentists'
  Remuneration
• Review Body on Senior Salaries
• UK Defence &
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• UK Export
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• Wales Office

• Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
• Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
• Environment Agency
• Committee on Radioactive Waste Management
• Sellafield Ltd
• Marine Accident Investigation Branch
• Rail Accident Investigation Branch
• Defence Infrastructure Organisation
• Nuclear Waste Services
• Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Defence Equipment and Support
• Military Aviation Authority
• Ofsted
• Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
• Accelerated Capability Environment
• Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
• Animals in Science Committee
• Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
• Low Pay Commission
• Social Security Advisory Committee
• UK Hydrographic Office

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