UK Statutory Instrument SI 2005 United Kingdom

The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Contingency Planning) Regulations 2005

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Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person7

Plus 20 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.005 Co-operation and strategic co-ordination groups – Scotland Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Category 1 responders in Scotland must maintain a Strategic Co-ordinating GroupStatutory regulator
s.006 Co-operation – Northern Ireland Regulated
  • Category 1 and 2 responders in Northern Ireland must co-operateAny Person
s.010 Role of Category 1 responder with lead responsibility Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Lead Category 1 responder must coordinate civil protection dutiesLocal authority
s.011 Role of Category 1 responders which do not have lead responsibility Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Category 1 responders must support the lead responder in civil emergenciesLocal authority
s.016 Sharing of community risk register – England and Wales Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Category 1 responders must share risk registers with neighbors and MinistersLocal authority
s.018 Provision of information relating to assessment of risk to other responders Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Category 1 responders must share risk information with other respondersLocal authority
s.019 Risk assessment Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Category 1 responders must use risk assessments when creating emergency plansStatutory regulator
s.020 Arrangements to warn, inform and advise the public Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Category 1 responders must coordinate public warning and advice arrangementsStatutory regulator
s.022 Multi-agency emergency plans Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Category 1 responders must consider creating multi-agency emergency plansLocal authority
s.023 Voluntary organisations Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Category 1 responders must cooperate with relevant voluntary organisationsLocal authority
s.024 Procedure for determining whether an emergency has occurred Regulated
  • Establish procedures for determining when an emergency has occurredAny Person
s.026 Plan revision Regulated
  • Category 1 responders must review emergency plans following new guidanceAny Person
s.028 Duty to have regard to emergency plans Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Category 1 responders must align public warnings with emergency plansLocal authority
s.030 Alarming the public unnecessarily Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Category 1 responders must avoid causing unnecessary public alarmLocal authority
s.031 Training and exercises Regulated
  • Category 1 responders must conduct training and emergency exercisesAny Person
s.035 Advice etc. provided by other responders and other bodies Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Category 1 responders must coordinate public warnings and avoid duplicationLocal authority
s.039 Extent of the duty under section 4(1) in relation to business Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Emergency responders must provide business continuity advice and assistanceLocal authority
s.040 Extent of the duty under section 4(1) in relation to voluntary organisations Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Category 1 responders must provide business continuity advice to charitiesLocal authority
s.041 Co-operation, relevant responder with lead responsibility etc. Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Emergency responders must cooperate on business continuity adviceLocal authority
s.044 Charging Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Category 1 and 2 responders may charge for requested advice or assistanceStatutory regulator
s.049 Information sharing – obligation to provide information Regulated
  • Category 1 and 2 responders must share information upon requestAny Person
s.050 Information sharing – response to request Regulated
  • Respond to emergency information requests within the specified timeframeAny Person
s.053 Security of sensitive information Regulated
  • General responders must secure sensitive informationAny Person
s.055 Role of the London Fire Commissioner Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • London Fire Commissioner must lead emergency planning for pan-London risksStatutory regulator
s.056 Role of other Category 1 responders in London Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Category 1 responders in London must cooperate with the Fire CommissionerLocal authority
s.057 Duty to have regard to the activities of other bodies involved in civil protection Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Category 1 responders in NI must coordinate risk assessments and public warningsStatutory regulator
s.059 Review Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Minister for the Cabinet Office must review emergency planning regulationsCrown / Minister / Government department
35 other provisions
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Northern Ireland
s.003 Interpretation
s.004 Co-operation and local resilience forums – England and Wales
s.007 Protocols
s.008 Joint discharge of functions etc.
s.009 Identification of Category 1 responder with lead responsibility
s.012 Existing emergency planning duties
s.013 Kinds of emergency in relation to which risk should be assessed
s.014 Guidance and assessments issued by Minister etc . as to likelihood and impact
s.015 Community risk register – England and Wales
s.017 Community risk register – Scotland
s.021 Generic and specific plans
s.025 Training and exercises
s.027 Alarming the public unnecessarily
s.029 Generic and specific arrangements to warn etc.
s.032 Identification of Category 1 responder with lead responsibility for warning, informing and advising
s.033 Arrangements to be maintained by general Category 1 responder with lead responsibility
s.034 Arrangements to be maintained by other general Category 1 responders
s.036 Interpretation of Part 7
s.037 Transitional provision
s.038 Risk assessment
s.042 Co-operation with Scottish Category 1 responders
s.043 Activities of other responders
s.045 Sensitive information
s.046 Sensitive information – certificates in relation to national security
s.047 Information sharing – making a request for information
s.048 Information sharing – procedure for making a request
s.051 Disclosure or publication of sensitive information
s.052 Use of sensitive information
s.054 Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
s.058 Joint discharge of functions etc.
s.energy act 2013 Energy Act 2013
s.information Information
s.local resilience areas in london Local resilience areas in London

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