Overview of the Civil Contingencies Act (2004)
The Act requires leading public bodies to work together to identify, plan and deal with major emergencies.
In our area, the Local Resilience Forum has been created to administer the legislation across the counties of Merseyside.
The Act requires the development of risk assessments in a published Community Risk Register. Risks in this context are those that could result in a major emergency and this Community Risk Register is the first step in the emergency planning process.
The aim of the Civil Contingencies Act (2004) was to provide modern legislation that would give responders a single framework for civil protection at a local level.
Part 1 - focuses on local arrangements for civil protection, establishing a statutory framework of roles and responsibilities for local responders.
Part 2 - focuses on emergency powers, establishing a modern framework for the use of special legislative measures that might be necessary to deal with the effects of the most serious emergencies.
You can view a short guide to the Act or the full document by following the links below.