Community Risk Register
The Community Risk Register has been prepared to satisfy the requirements of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and its associated statutory guidance, in particular Chapter 4 of Emergency Preparedness (which can be accessed through the UK Resilience website http://www.ukresilience.info ). It has been produced on behalf of all Category 1 Responders in Lancashire who are members of the Lancashire Resilience Forum.
The Community Risk Register is based on the profile of Lancashire detailed in “The Context” document. Through following the process outlined in Emergency Preparedness, the public of Lancashire can be reassured that a comprehensive assessment of hazards has been made. These assessments should be considered in the context of “Controls Currently in Place” column and it will be seen that various contingency plans have been identified as part of the response to the identified hazards. One of the key functions of Lancashire Resilience Forum is to ensure there is adequate training and familiarisation of responders and that the plans have been regularly exercised.
There is a separate process led by the Lancashire Constabulary, relating to the assessment and response to the threats from criminal activity and from terrorist incidents.
The Community Risk Register came into effect on 14 November 2005 but the current version was issued on 26th April 2007. The Register is a living document and will be kept under review by Lancashire Resilience Forum. If there are any queries, these should, in the first instance, be addressed to:
Bernard Kershaw, County Emergency Planning Officer,
The Red Rose Hub, Bluebell Way, Preston PR2 5PZ.
Assistant Chief Constable and Chair of Lancashire Resilience Forum
The Community Risk Register
Includes changes from previous version (in Change Control Section)
Rating the Risks based on Impact and Likelihood
The definition of “Risk Rating”
The Lancashire Risk Rating Matrix
The Community Risk Registers of neighbouring areas
Links to the websites of the local resilience forums adjoining Lancashire
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