Leicester City Council - Business Continuity

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Business Continuity

Business Continuity Management is planning to ensure your organisation has a relatively quick & painless return to normal business in the event of disruption.

For example, how would you cope with

loss of staff
loss of premises
loss of technology
loss of your suppliers
loss of data

Why Business Continuity is essential for your organisation

Any incident, large or small, natural, accidental or deliberate, can cause major disruption to your organisation. By planning now, rather than waiting for it to happen, you can get back to business in the quickest possible time.

If you are not prepared, your organisation might suffer loss of income, of customers, of reputation, legal and regulatory penalties or even a complete failure of the business.

The Business Continuity Management Process

A Business Continuity Management programme aims to embed a continuity culture in an organisation, making it part of strategic and day to day management.

The Business Continuity Institute has developed a widely accepted process which provides a framework applicable across the public, private and voluntary sectors, which is outlined on the BCM Process page.

For step by step guidance, see the Business Continuity Management Toolkit

This concerns you

Experience has shown that organisations with business continuity arrangements in place are more likely to stay in business and recover quickly from disruptive incidents than those who do not. Make sure your organisation is prepared.