Civil Contingencies and Planning 

The Council is a "Category 1 Responder" under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.  Duties under the Act include preparing for any major emergency or disaster and either responding to the incident itself or providing assistance to enable the blue light services and other partners to respond. 

 

The Council has a number of contingency plans in place to enable a prompt and co-ordinated response to any such incidents, including an emergency control and communications centre.  These contingency plans are tested regularly so the people of Purbeck and our visitors can be confident that, should the unthinkable happen, then plans are in place to enable the Council and its partners to respond.

 

To help the Council fulfil its duties under the Act, and to ensure consistency across the County, a Dorset Local Resilience Forum has been established with groups working both at policy and operational levels.  Members of the Forum are currently working on a number of initiatives including the development of a Community Risk Register and Business Continuity Plans for each District, both of which are new duties under the 2004 Act.