Major incidents and disruptive challenges requiring urgent action can strike suddenly, unexpectedly and anywhere.  Many agencies have a part to play in dealing with these emergencies and their aftermath.  Emergency Planning is the process whereby the Council prepares to deal with major emergencies and incidents and assist in the welfare and recovery of the community.  The aim of Emergency Planning is to maintain appropriate arrangements and procedures that enable the council to respond to and manage major incidents.

 

 

The Civil Contingencies Act, 2004 is the primary legislation that underpins the responses of the Emergency Services and other primary responders, including local authorities like Leicester City Council.  The Emergency Planning service co-ordinates the planning, training, exercising, activation and the management of the Council's reponse to emergencies.  The service works in collaboration with the emergency serviecs, adjoining local authorities, voluntary agencies and the many other varied responders who have a role to play, to ensure there is a co-ordinated and effective response.

 

Emergency Planning falls into four broad categories:

 

Planning - The Council is continually asessing the risks posed within Leicester and developing and maintaining plans to ensure that procedsures are in place to control and mitigate their impact.

 

Training and Exercising - The service conducts a programme of training and exercises for our staff and partner agencies to make them aware of the need to plan.  Training and exercising helps provide an effective response.

 

Liaison - the service works closely with partner agencies and stakeholders to share information and ensure dovetailing of plans and procedures thereby providing a co-ordinated and integrated response to emergency incidents.

 

Operational - The Council provides a 24-hour, 365 day response to major incidents. 

 

 

Members of the public should always use the Emergency services 999 system.

 

 

The Cabinet Office is the Government Department responsible for Emergency Planning nationally.  For further information, including information about other relevant sites dealing with Emergency Planning, international disasters, flood warnings and many other links, visit their website at: www.ukresilience.gov.uk