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We are a "Category 1" responder under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, which means that we are required to carry out Risk Assessments in our area.
We have been doing this since guidance was issued by the Government in July 2005. We work closely with our partner organisations in Derbyshire, and work is well advanced in assessing risks for a range of potential hazards in our area.
We are looking at a wide range of hazards including threats to human health; for example, a serious outbreak of a new human influenza virus, sometimes called "Pandemic Influenza". We are also assessing the likelihood of, and potential effects of industrial accidents, flooding, transport accidents, the terrorist threat and serious disruption to supply of fuel, energy, communications and other essential services.
There are 14 hazard categories overall and approximately 65 individual Risk Assessments to be carried out.
A "Community Risk Register" has been compiled to show the preliminary results of these assessments. This will enable us to decide our priorities and identify the further actions required, including contingency planning. Our joint aim within Derbyshire is to improve our ability to respond to any disruption and minimise the effects.
We must also ensure that our own services are "resilient" and would continue at the required level.
Derbyshire Local Resilience Forum
The Derbyshire Local Resilience Forum (LRF) brings together all the responder organisations in the county, including the emergency services, health trusts, local authorities, Environment and Health Protection Agencies.
It is responsible for the overall direction and policies of emergency planning and preparation in Derbyshire to ensure the effective delivery of the duties under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.
The link below will take you to the web page of the Derbyshire Local Resilience Forum. The preliminary Community Risk Registers are shown on that site.
The Derbyshire Local Resilience Forum (LRF)
Terms of Reference
The Terms of Reference of the Derbyshire LRF are:
- The compilation of agreed risk profiles for Derbyshire, through a Community Risk Register;
- A systematic, planned and co-ordinated approach to encourage Category 1 responders, according to their functions, to address all aspects of policy in relation to:
- Risk;
- Planning for emergencies;
- Planning for business continuity management;
- Publishing information about risk assessments and plans;
- Arrangements to warn and inform the public; and
- Other aspects of the civil protection duty, including the promotion of business continuity management by local authorities; and
- Support for the preparation by all or some of its members of multi-agency plans and other documents, including protocols and agreements and the co-ordination of multi-agency exercises and other training events.
Further information
Contact details
South Derbyshire District Council
Environmental Services
Civic Offices
Civic Way
Swadlincote
Derbyshire
DE11 0AH
Tel: 01283 221000
Direct Line: 01283 228713 (Tues and Fri)
Online: contact form
email: environmental.health@south-derbys.gov.uk
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