Emergency Planning Division
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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 in the late 1980s. The head was an Assistant Secretary
.
Between 1957 and 1992 the Emergency Planning Division devolved civil nuclear defence to the department known as the United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation
.
In 2001 responsibility was transferred from the Home Office to the Civil Contingencies Secretariat
of the Cabinet Office
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
was the responsibility of 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...
. On the run-down of civil defence in 1971 the department was replaced by 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...
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,...
. It was renamed the Emergency Planning Division in the late 1980s. The head was an Assistant Secretary
Assistant Secretary
Assistant Secretary is a grade in the British Civil Service, now more commonly styled Divisional Manager or Deputy Director. In the grading scheme they are denoted Grade 5....
.
Between 1957 and 1992 the Emergency Planning Division devolved civil nuclear defence to the department known as the United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation
United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation
The United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation was a British civilian organisation operating between 1957 and 1992 to provide the authorities with data about nuclear explosions and forecasts of likely fallout profiles across the country in the event of war.The UKWMO was established and...
.
In 2001 responsibility was transferred from the Home Office to the Civil Contingencies Secretariat
Civil Contingencies Secretariat
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...
of the Cabinet Office
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....
.
Civil Emergencies Adviser
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David Kenneth BawtreeDavid Kenneth BawtreeRear Admiral David Kenneth Bawtree, CB DL BSc CEng FIEE FIMechE, was Civil Emergencies Adviser to the Home Office 1993-1997. He moved on to become the Chairman of Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust....
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1993- - Air Vice Marshal David Conway Grant Brook, CBOrder of the BathThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
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1989-1993