Law and guidance

6 pages. Acts, regulations and guidance.

Guidance 4

Emergency Preparedness: guidance on Part 1 of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, its associated regulations and non-statutory arrangements2012
The Cabinet Office statutory guidance on Part 1 of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and its regulations, published in chapters and last revi
Emergency Response and Recovery: non statutory guidance accompanying the Civil Contingencies Act 20042012
The Cabinet Office non-statutory guidance on how responders manage the response to an emergency and the recovery after it, with its eight gu
National Risk Register 2025 edition2025
The Cabinet Office publication of 16 January 2025 that sets out the government's assessment of the most serious risks facing the UK, its str
The UK Government Resilience Action Plan2025
The government's July 2025 plan for a more resilient UK, its three objectives, and what the 2026 implementation report says has been done an

Civil Contingencies Act 20042004
The Act that defines an emergency, names the Category 1 and 2 responders and their duties in Part 1, gives ministers emergency powers in Par

The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Contingency Planning) Regulations 20052005
The regulations that turn the duties in Part 1 of the Act into detailed requirements, from local resilience forums and community risk regist