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The Civil Contingencies Act places a risk assessment duty on all Category 1 responders.

What the Civil Contingencies Act and the Regulations require

The Act places a risk assessment duty on all Category 1 responders.  The purpose of the duty is to:

  • (a) Ensure that Category 1 responders have an accurate and shared understanding of the risks that they face so that planning has a sound foundation and is proportionate to the risks;
  • (b) Provide a rational basis for the prioritisation of objectives and work programmes and the allocation of resources;
  • (c) Enable Category 1 responders to assess the adequacy of their plans and capabilities, highlight existing measures that are appropriate, and allow gaps to be identified;
  • (d) Facilitate joined up local planning, based on consistent planning assumptions;
  • (e) Enable Category 1 responders to provide an accessible overview of the emergency planning and business continuity planning context for the public and officials; and
  • (f) Inform and reflect regional and national risk assessments that support emergency planning and capability development at those levels. 

For further information on risk and how you can prepare and to view the new Community Risk Register please follow this link www.lincolnshireprepared.co.uk/crr 

Last Updated: 28 April 2010

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