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National Resilience and Local Emergency Preparedness: Embedding a 'Whole-System' and 'Whole of Society' Approach

Date:     Thursday 17th October 2024

Time:     10:00am - 3:40pm

Venue:  ONLINE Live Conference


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The UK is facing a growing and evolving set of threats and risks that are becoming more unprecedented in their scale and level of disruption. The last five years alone have seen a once in a generation pandemic event, the return of war in Europe, dozens of extreme weather events and multiple cyber-attacks, all of which have had wide-ranging impacts on communities and public services around the country.

The National Risk Register 2023 outlined in detail 89 significant vulnerabilities, highlighting the evolving and complex nature of key threats and risks facing the UK. However, as illustrated by the recent CrowdStrike outage, it is vital to prepare for new unforeseen and unexpected incidents that can also produce wide-ranging disruptions, especially in an increasingly interconnected digital world. This and other recent events have highlighted the critical role of robust prevention frameworks, resilience strategies and coordination between agencies in anticipating, preparing for, responding to and recovering from emergency incidents.

In the wake of the publication of Module 1 of the Covid Inquiry: Resilience and Preparedness and the London Climate Resilience Review, this Policy Foresight online live conference offers a timely opportunity for local resilience forums, statutory agencies and strategic partners to examine the key themes and recommendations of these and other recent reviews and inquiries. Participants will explore how the new Government is preparing for and responding to ever-changing threats as well as discussing how to embed a 'whole-system’ and ‘whole of society’ approach to strengthen local and national resilience structures. This online conference provides an ideal platform to learn from innovative best practice and share ideas with fellow participants on how to identify gaps in existing measures, embed innovative multi-agency working, improve communication and information sharing and work to deliver more effective responses to the increasingly complex emergencies that we will face in the future.

Why Attend?

  • Live online conference featuring presentations and panel discussions with a wide range of policymakers, experts from across the emergency planning, resilience, civil contingencies sectors and national / local government
  • Interactive Question Time sessions with opportunities to engage with all speakers
  • Explore the new Government’s approach to national resilience and emergency preparedness
  • Analyse key themes and recommendations from Module 1 of the Covid Inquiry and London Climate Resilience Review
  • Receive an update of existing and emerging risks and threats facing the UK
  • Enhance local resilience frameworks to effectively respond to more frequent, severe and interconnected emergencies
  • Embedding a ‘whole of society’ approach in every local area that engages communities, businesses and the public in resilience planning
  • Share ideas with fellow participants from local authorities, local resilience forums, emergency planning / civil contingencies, the police, fire and rescue services, health, the private and third sectors
  • On Demand – Exclusive access to speaker presentations and post-event resources

    • Resource - The UK Government Resilience Framework

    News - 27 April 2023: UKHSA launches new Adverse Weather and Health Plan

    News - 1 June 2023: UKHSA launches new alerting system in collaboration with the Met Office

    Guidance - 4 December 2023: The UK Government Resilience Framework: 2023 Implementation Update

    Guidance - 6 December 2023: National Audit Office report - Government Resilience: Extreme Weather

    Guidance - 17 July 2024: The London Climate Resilience Review Final Report

    Guidance - 18 July 2024: UK Covid-19 Inquiry: Resilience and preparedness (Module 1) Report

    News - 16 September 2024: UK convenes global coalition to boost cyber skills and tackle growing threats

    News - 14 October 2024: Public urged to prepare for floods after wettest 18 months on record

    9:30am

    Delegate Online Login

    10:00am

    Introduction by Webinar Organiser

    10:05am

    Chair's Welcome and Opening Remarks

    Deborah Higgins, Head of Resilience, Serco Training and Resilience

    10:10am

    Keynote Session:

    Building a Resilient UK for the Future – The National Picture

  • Understanding the new Government’s approach to resilience
  • Improving preparedness for future pandemics and public health emergencies: Analysing the key themes and recommendations in Module One of the UK Covid Inquiry: Resilience and Preparedness
  • Developing a shared understanding of risk to successfully anticipate, prepare for and recover
  • Embedding a ‘Whole-System' approach to drive national resilience standards

    • Helen Warren, Deputy Director, Resilience Policy and Framework Delivery, Cabinet Office

    10:30am

    Keynote Session: Questions and Discussion

    10:55am

    Comfort Break

    11:05am

    Panel Session One:

    Understanding, Assessing and Preparing for Emerging Risks

  • Analysing the key threats and risks facing the UK: Exploring the National Risk Register
  • Examining the lessons learned from the London Climate Resilience Review: Effectively preparing for the risks posed by climate change and its impact on the frequency and severity of extreme weather events
  • Enhancing technological resilience to cyber threats and outages
  • Improving pandemic readiness through better forecasting, resource allocation, and partnership working
  • Ensuring critical national infrastructure is able to withstand emergencies

    • Katie Barnes, Executive Director, National Preparedness Commission

    Jonathan Chappell, Senior Policy Adviser, National Infrastructure Commission

    George Leigh, Senior Policy Adviser, London Climate Resilience Review

    12:00pm

    Panel Session One: Questions and Discussion

    12:30pm

    Comfort Break

    1:00pm

    Panel Session Two:

    Getting it Right – Building Stronger Resilience Frameworks

  • Prevention rather than cure: Mitigating risks and threats from emerging
  • Strengthening the role of Local Resilience Forums through better leadership, accountability and integration
  • Updating resilience plans to manage more frequent, severe, simultaneous and interconnected emergencies
  • Delivering effective and adaptable responses through key joint-working principles: co-locate, communicate, co-ordinate, jointly understand risk, and shared situational awareness
  • Enhancing multi-agency working and data-sharing between local resilience forums, local authorities, police, fire and rescue and health

    • Robyn Knox MBE, Director, VCS Emergencies Partnership

    Alex Woodman, Executive Director & Chief Fire Officer, Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, Hertfordshire County Council; Lead for Local Resilience, National Fire Chiefs Council

    Steve Eason-Harris, Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Officer, Lincolnshire County Council

    2:05pm

    Panel Session Two: Questions and Discussion

    2:25pm

    Comfort Break

    2:35pm

    Panel Session Three:

    Engaging the Public and Communities – Enhancing Resilience through a ‘Whole of Society’ Response

  • Towards collective resilience: Empowering businesses, local communities, voluntary sector, community groups and the public to prepare for and respond to emergencies
  • Recognising local community needs and capabilities to deliver a ‘Whole of Society' approach
  • Bolstering support for vulnerable individuals and communities, particularly from minoritised and underprivileged groups, who will be disproportionally impacted
  • Integrating existing community structures and partnerships at heart of crisis response and recovery, especially in challenging remote and urban settings
  • Improving coordination with businesses to deliver service and supply chain continuity throughout the duration of an emergency

    • Chris Davies, UK Director, Crisis Response and Community Resilience, British Red Cross

    Becky Heginbotham-Blount, Partnership Manager, Suffolk Resilience Forum

    3:10pm

    Panel Session Three: Questions and Discussion

    3:30pm

    Final Questions and Chair's Summary & Closing Comments

    3:40pm

    End of Online Conference

    *Please note the programme and timings are subject to slight alteration without notice
    Cabinet Office

    Helen Warren, Deputy Director, Resilience Policy and Framework Delivery, Cabinet Office

    NPC

    Katie Barnes, Executive Director, National Preparedness Commission

    NIC

    Jonathan Chappell, Senior Policy Adviser, National Infrastructure Commission

    LondonCRR

    George Leigh, Former Senior Adviser, London Climate Resilience Review

    Hertfordshire FRS
    NFCC

    Alex Woodman, Executive Director & Chief Fire Officer, Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, Hertfordshire County Council; Lead for Local Resilience, National Fire Chiefs Council

    British Red Cross

    Chris Davies, UK Director, Crisis Response and Community Resilience, British Red Cross

    VCSEP

    Robyn Knox MBE, Director, VCS Emergencies Partnership

    Suffolk Prepared

    Becky Heginbotham-Blount, Partnership Manager, Suffolk Resilience Forum

    LCC

    Steve Eason-Harris, Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Officer, Lincolnshire County Council

    Serco

    Deborah Higgins (Chair & Moderator), Head of Resilience, Serco Training and Resilience

    • Representatives from Police, Fire & Rescue and Ambulance Services
    • Emergency Planning & Management Teams
    • EPRR Officers
    • First & Second Line Civil Contingency Leads
    • Flooding Leads
    • Heads and Members of Local Resilience Forums (LFRs)
    • Local Authority Officers & Councillors
    • Chief Fire Officers
    • Police & Crime Commissioners
    • Chief Constables, Asst Chief Constables & Deputies
    • Detective Inspectors & Detective Sergeants
    • Community Safety Managers
    • Community Engagement Managers
    • Community Safety Coordinators
    • Emergency Care Leads
    • Ambulance Services
    • NHS Organisations
    • Primary Care Trusts
    • Public Health Directors
    • Health Service Professionals
    • Head of Commissioning and Procurement
    • IT & Shared Services Teams
    • Critical Communication Network Providers
    • Risk Management Professionals
    • Business Continuity Teams
    • Resources & Estate Management Teams
    • Private Sector Organisations
    • Voluntary & Community Organisations
    • Academics & Researchers

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