Business Continuity under the Civil Contingencies Act
The Civil Contingencies Act [External website] requires Category 1 local responders (eg. emergency services, local authorities) to maintain Business Continuity Plans to ensure that they can continue to exercise their functions in the event of an emergency so far as is reasonably practicable.
The Act also requires local authorities, from May 2006, to provide advice and assistance to businesses and voluntary organisations in relation to business continuity management. You can contact sources of regional and local advice through this website.