Further Information

Business Continuity - Frameworks for Support at Local and National Levels - Article by Bruce Mann, Head of the CCS, published by Continuity Forum [PDF 197KB, 6 pages] .

Pandemic Influenza Checklist for Businesses and organisations [PDF 129KB, 4 pages] To assist businesses and other organisations in developing and reviewing plans for a flu pandemic, the Government has published a checklist identifying important and specific activities which organisations can do to prepare.

The Cabinet Office Revised Guidance on Contingency Planning for a Possible Influenza Pandemic [PDF, 260KB, 16 pages] provides guidance for all organisations. (Revised in July 2006)

The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Business Continuity Survey 2006 Report [PDF 539KB, 16 pages] . The CMI's survey report, which was support ed this year by the Cabinet Office and Continuity Forum, emphasises the importance of robust, flexible business continuity planning which is regularly rehearsed and able to handle impacts on staff and skills as well as technology and premises. It also emphasised the need for all organisations to plan for the possibility of a flu pandemic.

This website allows you to access sources of regional and local advice , as well as other sources of support on business continuity.

The Civil Contingencies Act [External website] guidance document Emergency Preparedness [External website] has detailed chapters on business continuity management [External PDF, 19 pages, 121KB] that outline the duty on local authorities from May 2006 to provide advice and assistance to businesses and voluntary organisations [External PDF, 19 pages, 107KB] about business continuity.

You can get more information, including more links, answers to frequently asked questions, and a glossary of terms, by going to the More Information section of the website.

You can get more detailed information on other civil protection topics on UK Resilience [External website] .

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