We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
This guidance helps emergency planners ensure communities are central to emergency planning, response and recovery.
How networks and individuals can support the country's emergency planning, response and recovery, and keep systems and services running.
These resources to enable individuals, communities and organisations that support them to take part in emergency preparedness activities.
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 responders can reduce the risk of communications disruption during emergencies by using ResilienceDirect, HITS and Telecoms Sub-Groups.
Guidance primarily aimed at local responders covering some common 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.
At the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation, the UK outlines that our approach to resilience is rooted in our whole-of-society model, as outlined in the UK Resilience Action Plan published in July 2025.
Guidance for staff of responder agencies, particularly senior officers or managers involved in emergency response and recovery preparations.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab and requires JavaScript).