Civil Contingencies Secretariat
From SR
The Civil Contingencies Secretariat (CCS) sits within the Cabinet Office at the heart of central government. They work in partnership with government departments, the devolved administrations and key stakeholders to enhance the UK's ability to prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies.
Roles
Main areas of activity are:
- Co-ordinating assessment of risks which could pose a disruptive challenge to the UK through Horizon Scanning and a periodic UK Risk Assessment.
- Co-ordinating development of generic capabilities to deal with the consequences of disruptive challenges through a cross-Government Capabilities Programme.
- Implementing legislation to support civil resilience in the UK.
- Providing a centre of excellence for training on Emergency Planning at our Emergency Planning College.
- During a crisis , co-ordinating consequence management to support the Government's response.
Objectives:
- Spotting trouble, assessing its nature and providing warning
- Being ready to respond
- Building greater resilience for the future
- Providing leadership and guidance to the resilience community
- Effective management
Reporting Hierarchy
CCS carries out this work within the overall framework of the Cabinet Office and report to the Permanent Secretary, Intelligence, Security & Resiliance.
Teams
Within the CCS are a number of teams:
- Director of Civil Contingencies
- The Horizon Scanning and Response Team
- The Capabilities Programme
- Strategy and Communications
- Civil Contingencies Act and Local Response Capability Team
- International Team
- Exercises and Operations
- Corporate Services
- The Emergency Planning College
