Civil Contingencies Secretariat
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The Civil Contingencies Secretariat, created in July 2001, is the department of the British Cabinet Office
responsible for emergency planning in the UK
. The role of the secretariat is to ensure the United Kingdom’s resilience against disruptive challenge, and to do this by working with others to anticipate, assess, prevent, prepare, respond and recover. Until its creation in 2001, emergency planning in Britain was the responsibility of the Home Office
.
Bruce Mann
is the current head of the secretariat. He reports directly to the Cabinet Office's Security and Intelligence Co-ordinator, currently Sir Richard Mottram
.
The Secretariat is organised into three divisions: Assessment; Operations; and Policy.
The Civil Contingencies Secretariat provides information to the public through its website, UK Resilience.
Until 2001 the Home Office
carried out emergency preparedness planning through its Emergency Planning Division
, which in turn replaced the Home Defence and Emergency Services Division
. From 1935 to 1971 a separate department, called the Civil Defence Department
(in the early years the Air Raids Precautions Department, Ministry of Home Security
), existed.
Cabinet Office
The Cabinet Office is a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for supporting the Prime Minister and Cabinet of the United Kingdom....
responsible for emergency planning in the UK
United Kingdom
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. The role of the secretariat is to ensure the United Kingdom’s resilience against disruptive challenge, and to do this by working with others to anticipate, assess, prevent, prepare, respond and recover. Until its creation in 2001, emergency planning in Britain was the responsibility of the Home Office
Home Office
The Home Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for immigration control, security, and order. As such it is responsible for the police, UK Border Agency, and the Security Service . It is also in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as drugs,...
.
Bruce Mann
Bruce Mann (civil servant)
Bruce Mann, a senior British civil servant, has been the official Head of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat of the Cabinet Office since September 1, 2004.-External links:* - Cabinet Office Press release...
is the current head of the secretariat. He reports directly to the Cabinet Office's Security and Intelligence Co-ordinator, currently Sir Richard Mottram
Richard Mottram
Sir Richard Clive Mottram, GCB is chairman or board member of a number of private and public sector organisations, many with international links. He is chairman of the board of Amey PLC and of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory , and a Board member of the International Advisory Board of...
.
The Secretariat is organised into three divisions: Assessment; Operations; and Policy.
The Civil Contingencies Secretariat provides information to the public through its website, UK Resilience.
Head of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat
- Bruce MannBruce Mann (civil servant)Bruce Mann, a senior British civil servant, has been the official Head of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat of the Cabinet Office since September 1, 2004.-External links:* - Cabinet Office Press release...
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2001-2002
Until 2001 the Home Office
Home Office
The Home Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for immigration control, security, and order. As such it is responsible for the police, UK Border Agency, and the Security Service . It is also in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as drugs,...
carried out emergency preparedness planning through its Emergency Planning Division
Emergency Planning Division
From 1935 to 1971 civil defence in the United Kingdom was the responsibility of the Civil Defence Department. On the run-down of civil defence in 1971 the department was replaced by the Home Defence and Emergency Services Division of the Home Office. It was renamed the Emergency Planning Division...
, which in turn replaced the Home Defence and Emergency Services Division
Home Defence and Emergency Services Division
From 1935 to 1971 civil defence in the United Kingdom was the responsibility of the Civil Defence Department. On the run-down of civil defence in 1971 the department was replaced by the Home Defence and Emergency Services Division of the Home Office...
. From 1935 to 1971 a separate department, called the Civil Defence Department
Civil Defence Department
From 1935 to 1971 civil defence in the United Kingdom was the responsibility of the Civil Defence Department and resulted in the establishment during 1957 of the United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation...
(in the early years the Air Raids Precautions Department, Ministry of Home Security
Ministry of Home Security
The Ministry of Home Security was a British government department established in 1939 to direct national civil defence during the Second World War.-Background:...
), existed.
See also
- Civil Contingencies CommitteeCivil Contingencies CommitteeThe Civil Contingencies Committee is a British cabinet committee chaired by the Home Secretary. It is intended to deal with major crises such as terrorism or natural disasters...
- Emergency Planning CollegeEmergency Planning CollegeThe Emergency Planning College is situated at the heart of Government, within the Civil Contingencies Secretariat of the Cabinet Office....
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- Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre
- Centre for the Protection of National InfrastructureCentre for the Protection of National InfrastructureCentre for the Protection of National Infrastructure is the United Kingdom government authority which provides protective security advice to businesses and organisations across the national infrastructure...
External links
- UK Resilience - website of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat
- Cabinet office web page for the Civil Contingencies Secretariat
- http://www.the-eps.org.uk - web site of the EPS the foremost body representing UK Emergency Planning Practitioners