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Guidance for staff of responder agencies, particularly senior officers or managers involved in emergency response and recovery preparations.
How to run exercises and training for emergency planning and preparedness, with an introduction to the Central Government Emergency Response Training (CGERT) Course.
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.
How the government prepares and plans for emergencies, working nationally, locally and co-operatively to ensure civil protection in the UK.
How BEIS has planned for emergencies potentially affecting oil, gas and electricity production and supply, and the civil nuclear establishment.
The role of voluntary organisations in preparing for, responding to and recovering from emergencies.
Your legal right to time off to care for dependants - when you can take time off, how long you get, your rights
Guidance primarily aimed at local responders covering some humanitarian issues that may arise during the recovery phase of an emergency 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.
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
Advice to British people affected by crises abroad such as large-scale terrorist attacks, natural disasters and political unrest, and how the FCDO can help.
How the level of risk posed to the UK is assessed nationally and locally, covering the National Risk Assessment and National Risk Register.
How educational and childcare settings should plan for and deal with emergencies, including significant public health incidents and severe weather.
Life-saving and fire-fighting equipment that ships must carry and how to maintain and service it.
Activities conducted to address the human aspects in an emergency are multi-agency activity and it is important that this work is co-ordinated.
Guidance for leaders and fraud experts in government bodies and local authorities that are administering emergency programmes on behalf of the UK Government.
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.
Help available and steps you should take if you have a medical emergency or are hospitalised abroad, including for planned treatment.
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