Under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 Ealing Council are ‘Category 1’ responders who work alongside the emergency services. This means as a council we have statutory duty upon us to respond to any emergencies that happen. These responsibilities include:
- assessing the risk of emergencies occurring
- putting in place emergency plans to deal with these risks
- putting in place business continuity plans to keep the council running during an emergency
- sharing information and cooperating with local responders to facilitate coordination and efficiency
- providing advice to businesses and voluntary services on business continuity management
Support we provide
As a council we have arrangements in place to provide support to our residents such as:
- maintaining a 24/7 on call rota of trained staff to respond to emergencies
- provide temporary accommodation if you have been displaced in an emergency
- deploy services to support the emergency services (highways, dangerous structure engineers) in lessening the impacts of an emergency
Ealing borough resilience forum
London resilience
The London resilience forum covers London as a whole and carries out a similar function to the Ealing borough resilience forum. For further information, visit London Prepared.