Revised version October 2013
The United Kingdom‘s approach to preparing for, responding to, and recovering from emergencies is founded on the six activities of Integrated Emergency Management (paragraphs 1.1.2 to 1.1.4).
This guidance complements Emergency Preparedness, which deals with the pre-emergency phase and describes the requirements of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and supporting regulations (paragraph 1.1.1).
Emergency Response and Recovery describes the multi-agency framework for responding to and recovering from civil emergencies in the UK (paragraph 1.1.5).
This guidance is not intended to be prescriptive, and can be adapted in the light of local circumstances, experience and priorities (paragraphs 1.1.3).