Emergency Response Plan
All Council’s are required by the Civil Contingency Act
2004 to have in place an Emergency Plan. The plan describes in
detail the actions the Council will pursue in the event of an
emergency.
The Act and supporting Regulations and statutory guidance,
Emergency Preparedness, establish a clear set of roles and
responsibilities for those involved in emergency preparation and
response at the local level. The Act divides local responders into
two categories, imposing a different set of duties on each.
Those in Category 1, which includes Bromsgrove District Council,
are those organisations at the core of the response to most
emergencies. Category 1 responders are subject to the full set of
civil protection duties. They will be required to put in place
emergency plans.
This is Bromsgrove’s plan and has been prepared after
substantial deliberation and discussion. It describes how the
Council will respond to an emergency, whether the emergency is very
localised or extensive. The plan contains information on the
actions that will be taken by the Council if the event has
relatively limited impact, but also indicates how the Council would
work in co-operation with the emergency services in the event of a
major catastrophe.
The plan has already been used in a simulated exercise and has
been prepared in close collaboration with Worcestershire County
Council Emergency Planning Team. This Plan is not a description of
how the Council will respond, but provides comprehensive stage by
stage actions the Council will pursue to ensure the safety and well
being of the people of Bromsgrove.
