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	Civil Contingencies Secretariat
		The Civil Contingencies Secretariat (CCS) guides and co-ordinates the activity taking place across government departments and wider stakeholders to ensure that the UK is resilient to any event which could pose a disruptive challenge to the welfare and day to day activities of the UK.
		Civil Resilience is the responsibility of many Government Departments and their Agencies as well as stakeholders in the Emergency Services, Voluntary Sector and key industries such as utilities and transport providers.
		The CCS provides the secretariat to the official and Ministerial committees which oversee the policy and communications work on resilience (see the current list of Cabinet Committees).
	www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk /secretariats/civil_contingencies (345 words)

	UK Resilience \| Draft Civil Contingencies Bill - Consultation Document - Executive Summary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The purpose of the Civil Contingencies Bill, and the accompanying non-legislative measures, is to deliver a single framework for civil protection in the United Kingdom.
		Civil Contingencies Bill and Explanatory Notes are published alongside this consultation paper.
		Civil protection is about protecting the public from the effects of emergencies, and in a world of diffuse risks this is best delivered through an approach based on generic capabilities.
	www.zra.com /docs/062303-docs/uk-es.htm (1330 words)

	Encyclopedia: Civil Contingencies Secretariat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		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 anticipate, assess, prevent, prepare, respond and recover.
		From 1935 to 1971 civil defence in the United Kingdom was the responsibility of the Civil Defence Department.
		Category: British disaster preparation The Civil Contingencies Committee is a British cabinet committee chaired by the Home Secretary.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Civil-Contingencies-Secretariat (656 words)

	Encyclopedia: Civil Contingencies Committee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The old American Civil Defense logo, used today federally only as a historical reminder on FEMAs seal, the triangle emphasises the 3-step Civil Defense philosophy used before the foundation of FEMA and Comprehensive Emergency Management.
		Emergency operations or Emergency preparedness is a set of doctrines to prepare civil society to cope with natural or man-made disasters.
		The civil Regional Commissioners (now termed Coordinators) are to be assisted by a triumvirate: the Regional Military Commander, a Chief Constable (police) and a Regional Controller (from a local council).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Civil-Contingencies-Committee (556 words)

	C4 News - World - Terrorism - Home front against terrorism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In July 2001 a new Civil Contingencies Secretariat (CCS) was created within the Cabinet Office, bringing together the Home Office's former responsibilities for emergency planning with a new capability at the centre of Government to assess and respond to emergencies as they arise.
		Contingency plans were tested against the threat posed by a major incident at a live exercise in Bradwell on 10 May last year.
		The Civil Contingencies Secretariat (CCS) was set up in June 2001 to improve the UK's resilience to disruptive challenge through working with others inside and outside Government on anticipation, preparation, prevention and resolution.
	www.channel4.com /news/2003/03/week_1/3_iraq.html (2378 words)

	Fire: Are we prepared for a Madrid-style attack? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Civil Contingencies Secretariat was established in July 2001 following the overall poor level of response during the toot and mouth, flooding and fuel crises "when a lack of regional co-ordination let us down," Ms Scholefield told delegates at the LGA's fire conference in Manchester at the end of February.
		This is why the head of the secretariat works closely with John Scarlett in his capacity as Chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee.
		"The Civil Contingencies Bill is a single framework for civil protection designed to meet the challenges of the 21st Century--it identifies roles and responsibilities for local responders and modernises legislative tools available to deal with the most serious emergencies," Susan Scholefield, Head of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat, told delegates.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0KZE/is_1186_96/ai_n6040393 (658 words)

	Preparing for Emergencies - More information - Glossary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 establishes a single framework for civil protection in the United Kingdom.
		The Cabinet Office Secretariat which provides the central focus for the cross-departmental and cross-agency commitment, co-ordination and co-operation that will enable the UK to deal effectively with disruptive challenges and crises.
		The Civil Contingencies Act requires Category 1 and 2 responders to co-operate with other Category 1 and 2 responders in their Local Resilience Area.
	www.preparingforemergencies.gov.uk /more_info/glossary.shtm (1358 words)

	Security Management Links
		The Cabinet Office's Civil Contingencies Secretariat is responsible for taking the immediate lead and then for ensuring that one department is confirmed as the lead government department.
		The Contingencies and Resilience Unit in the Scottish Executive's Justice Department is charged with improving Scotland's resilience to respond to major civil emergencies and other severe disruptive events by working with others in the Scottish Executive and external partners.
		Civil Resilience Directorate (CRD) was established in June 2003 to co-ordinate ODPM's resilience programmes.
	www.ipf.co.uk /Governance/security/links (1032 words)

	Defra, UK - About Defra - FMD Inquiries - route map
		The Civil Contingencies Secretariat will also develop managers with skills suitable for managing emergencies, drawn from across Whitehall, who will be able to provide support either for their own department or for others.
		As a condition of the SR2002 settlement, Departments are required to agree with the Civil Contingencies Secretariat (CCS) their contribution to building the agreed capabilities, detailing what measures they propose to deliver, the timescale and the associated resources.
		The Civil Contingencies Secretariat (CCS) is working with Departments in a number of specific areas to enhance media and public communications strategies using a wide range of communication techniques including the Internet and the full resources of the Government Network in the regions.
	www.defra.gov.uk /corporate/inquiries/response/llr.htm (8036 words)

	Civil Contingencies Act 2004 concerns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The shadowy Civil Contingencies Secretariat of the Cabinet Office runs the UK Resilience website, yet actual responsibility for Emergency powers seems to be a Home Office affair.
		It should be a criminal offence for any civil servant or Minister to promote a Local Emergency into a Regional or National one, therby triggering the Civil Contingencies Emergency Powers, for reasons of avoiding compensation claims or Human Rights Act prosecutions.
		It should be a criminal offence for any Civil Servants or Ministers to upgrade the status of a relatively minor crisis or emergency into a Regional or National Emergency with the motive of reducing claims for financial compensation or to supress challenges under the Human Rights Act.
	www.spy.org.uk /cgi-bin/civilcontingencies.pl (4276 words)

	Society \| 'Lack of funding could weaken a good Civil Contingencies Bill'
		For many years after the war, government attention was focused on civil defence (remember civil defence?) - a focus sharpened by the belief that we needed to plan for survival in the event of nuclear war.
		Eventually, councils were allowed to adapt their civil defence planning to benefit general emergency planning.
		As I've said, the government's new Civil Contingencies secretariat has worked with representatives of the main agencies involved in emergency planning in the preparation of the bill.
	society.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4610645-111334,00.html (1348 words)

	[Bristol_NUJ] Civil Contingencies Bill: A Very British Coup (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		You can reach the 'Civil Contingencies Bill Hotline' via the Cabinet office main number: 020 7270 1234 Ruth Kelly is the Minister for the Cabinet Office who will answer questions from you or your MP.
		A very British coup http://www.samizdata.net/blog/archives/006757.html David Carr (London) Civil liberty/regulation • UK affairs I bet that if I mention the term coup d'etat it conjures up images of heavily-armed soldiers on the streets, tanks on airport runways and besieged radio stations.
		Statewatch analysis of Civil Contingencies bill http://www.statewatch.org/news/2004/jan/12uk-civil-contingencies-bill-revised.htm "The draft Bill would have allowed the imposition of an authoritarian state.
	lists.serverone.co.uk /pipermail/bristol_nuj/2004-October/000049.html (1226 words)

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		Civil rights campaigners had accused the government of granting itself a "blank cheque" to impose massive restrictions on public liberties after Labour published the draft bill's plans for the aftermath of terrorist attacks or other emergencies back in June." The Guardian has more.
		The Civil Contingencies Bill, which updates UK emergency legislation passed in 1920 and 1948, allows the Queen or a cabinet minister to declare a state of emergency without parliamentary approval and pass regulations deemed necessary for crisis prevention or control.
		It now limits the definition of "emergency", however, to events or situations threatening "serious damage to human welfare, the environment or the security of the UK or a place in the UK", as opposed to the general "political, administrative or economic stability" of the country, as previously specified.
	www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=4079894&postID=107347907093759567 (716 words)

	UK Resilience - Civil Contingencies Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Civil Contingencies Act, and accompanying non-legislative measures, will deliver a single framework for civil protection in the United Kingdom capable of meeting the challenges of the twenty-first century.
		The Act is separated into two substantive parts: local arrangements for civil protection (Part 1) and emergency powers (Part 2).
		Documents and bulletins from earlier stages of the process, including material from Parliament and public consultations, can be found in the Civil Contingencies Act Archive.
	www.ukresilience.info /ccact/index.shtm (654 words)

	Federal Emergency Management Agency of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		FEMA was also given the responsibility for overseeing the nation’s Civil Defense, a function which had previously been performed by the Department of Defense’s Defense Civil Preparedness Agency.
		One of the first disasters FEMA responded to was the dumping of toxic waste into Love Canal in Niagara Falls, New York in the late 1970’s.
		The end of the Cold War also allowed the agency’s resources to be turned away from civil defense to natural disaster preparedness.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Federal_Emergency_Management_Agency_of_the_United_States (2459 words)

	University of Leeds \| For the media \| Press releases \| University theatre takes to the skies
		The identification and promotion of best practice in civil protection is a key governmental responsibility and the EPC, as part of the cabinet office civil contingencies secretariat, is responsible for meeting the training requirements created by the new Civil Contingencies Act 2004.
		It is a subordinate part of the cabinet office civil contingencies secretariat, which is responsible for the co-ordination of the national resilience effort.
		In 1949 it became the civil defence school (latterly college), which in 1989 was re-named the emergency planning college after the end of the Cold War.
	reporter.leeds.ac.uk /press_releases/current/epc.htm (1075 words)

	Civil Contingency Reaction Force
		Friend the Secretary of State for Defence said that the leading role for domestic security remains with the civil authorities.
		Following extensive discussion the creation of a Civil Contingencies Reaction Force (CCRF) was announced on 31 October 2002.
		CCRFs may be used to provide unarmed general duty assistance to the Civil Authorities in the event of a major emergency.
	www.army.mod.uk /15brigade/Civil_Contingency_Reaction_Force.htm (322 words)

	The civil contingencies secretariat...: 31 Oct 2001: House of Commons debates (TheyWorkForYou.com)
		The civil contingencies secretariat...: 31 Oct 2001: House of Commons debates (TheyWorkForYou.com)
		The civil contingencies secretariat at the Cabinet Office is co-ordinating the work of the Civil Contingencies Cabinet Committee, chaired by the Home Secretary, and is comprehensively reviewing the nation's ability to deal with emergencies.
		The secretariat is also taking forward the review of emergency planning in England and Wales announced by the Cabinet Office in August.
	www.theyworkforyou.com /debate?id=2001-10-31.863.7 (98 words)

	London Prepared \| London's Resilience: Terror Update (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The role of Civil Contingencies Reaction Forces is not to 'defend against terrorist attack.' CCRFs are drawn from the full range of reserve forces, they are one of a range of ways in which the military can support the civil authorities, if they ask for it.
		The Civil Contingencies Bill currently going through Parliament puts the duty on local authorities to promote business continuity management in the community.
		The Civil Contingencies Secretariat (CCS) in the Cabinet Office has the task of monitoring and co-ordinating the range of departmental work necessary to develop the UK's resilience and contingency planning ability.
	www.londonprepared.gov.uk /antiterrorism/update.htm (1990 words)

	Civil Contingencies Committee : Civil Contingencies Secretariat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		terms defined : Civil Contingencies Committee : Civil Contingencies Secretariat
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	www.termsdefined.net /ci/civil-contingencies-secretariat.html (299 words)

	Telegraph \| Money
		The danger is from the innocuous-sounding Civil Contingencies Bill, which could be law by this time next year.
		But not a peep from the CBI, which says: "The Civil Contingencies Bill is not something our members have drawn to our attention." Neither the Institute of Directors nor the Federation of Small Businesses made presentations on the draft bill.
		The purpose of the Civil Contingencies Bill is to close loopholes in the legislation of the two world wars, which could be used by the courts to challenge this or any future government.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2003/11/13/ccterror13.xml&sSheet=/money/2003/11/13/ixcoms.html (992 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 10 Jan 2005 (pt 23) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Civil Contingencies Secretariat (CCS) was set up in 2001 to improve the UK's resilience against disruptive challenges, working in partnership with others at the national, regional and local levels to enhance arrangements for anticipating, assessing, preventing, preparing for, responding to and recovering from all types of disruptive challenge.
		To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many retired civil servants are in receipt of a pension; and what the total cost was in the last year for which figures are available.
		To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many civil service (a) widows and (b) widowers are in receipt of a civil service pension; and what the cost was in the last year for which figures are available.
	www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm200405/cmhansrd/cm050110/text/50110w23.htm (1879 words)

	CNN.com - Report: UK unprepared for attack - July 24, 2002
		It said a "strong central authority" was needed to lay down the law in Whitehall and co-ordinate the work of the various government departments involved in emergency planning.
		The committee was particularly critical of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat which was set up last year before the September 11 attacks specifically to co-ordinate government response to disasters.
		The committee did endorse the decision to give ministers rather than officials the responsibility for authorising the shooting down of a civil airliner in the event of a September 11 style suicide attack.
	edition.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/europe/07/24/uk.terror.defence (730 words)

	Association of Chief Police Officers - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In response to the announcement in the Queen's speech today, that the Government are working on a Civil Contingencies Bill, Alan Goldsmith, ACPO lead on the Civil Contingencies Bill and Deputy Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Police, said:
		In particular we support the creation of statutory responsibilities in contingency planning and the requirement for partnership working, which would still allow for proper operational independence.
		Some aspects of the proposals consolidate existing practice, notably in local multi agency planning groups based on police force areas, but other proposals are new, such as the regional tier.
	www.acpo.police.uk /news/2003/q4/cc_bill.html (357 words)

	UK Resilience - Home page
		This website exists to provide a resource for civil protection practitioners, supporting the work which goes on across the UK to improve emergency preparedness.
		The Emergency Preparedness section has advice for practitioners on the pre-emergency phase, with generic material on key frameworks like the Civil Contingencies Act and disciplines like Risk Assessment and Business Continuity, it also contains details of the UK Government Capabilities Programme.
		The Civil Contingencies Secretariat section has background information on CCS, explaining our purpose, structures and key partnerships, stakeholder bulletins from the Local Response Gateway and the latest edition of Civil Protection News.
	www.co-ordination.gov.uk (231 words)

	Manchester City Council: Emergency Planning - Structure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Civil Contingencies Secretariat (external site) of the Cabinet Office was established in July 2001 to improve the resilience of Central Government and the UK.
		Specifically, it services the Civil Contingencies Committee, chaired by the Home Secretary, which is concerned with managing and exercising arrangements to handle individual crises as they arise.
		The Home Office (external site) is responsible for the government’s contingency planning arrangements to protect the public from any possible threat from terrorists and to manage the consequences of terrorism, whatever form it comes in.
	www.manchester.gov.uk /emergency/struct.htm (935 words)

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