Civil Contingencies Act 2004
The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 places a responsibility upon
leading public bodies to co-operate locally, upon matters of civil
resilience. The Act guides upon the creation of a Local Resilience
Forum to consider such matters within an existing police force
boundary. The West Mercia Local Resilience forum has been created
to administer the legislation across the Counties of Shropshire,
Worcestershire and Herefordshire.
The Act requires responders to undertake risk assessments,
maintain them in a Community Risk Register and to publish this
register. Risks in this context are those that could result in a
major emergency. This Community Risk Register is the first step in
the emergency planning process; it ensures that the plans that are
developed are proportionate to the risk.
The Community Risk Register for the West Mercia region is
currently held on the West Mercia Constabulary website and can be
viewed by clicking on the link below.
