Preparing for Emergencies. This website includes the common sense advice found in the Preparing for Emergencies booklet, and information on what the government is doing to protect the country as a whole. |
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The Civil Contingencies Secretariat is part of the Cabinet Office. It was established in July 2001 and reports to Ministers and through the Security and Intelligence Co-ordinator and Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office. UK Resilience is the website of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat. |
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The Regional Resilience Team works with local authorities, emergency services and key service providers in the region to ensure that the Yorkshire and Humber region is equipped to a national standard to plan for and cope with emergencies |
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 Severe Weather
For information relating to severe weather please refer to the Met Office website. This site will inform you of the details of weather warnings that are in currently in force in your area. The Met Office also offers advice on What To Do In Severe Weather via their website.
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For up-to-date reports on the flooding situation in your area please see the Environment Agency Floodline website. A 24 hour Floodline telephone number is also available. To access the 24 hour Floodline please call 0845 988 1188. |
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Highways Agency - Managing, maintaining and improving Englands motorways and trunk roads. |
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NHS Direct - NHS Direct operates a 24 hour nurse advice and health information service - If you need health information or advice at any time of the day or night, call NHS Direct on 0845 4647 |
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MI5 is the service responsible for protecting the UK against threats to national security. Their website provides information on the current major threats to uk security and expert security advice to help business and organisations protect against them. |
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Transco - The United Kingdom gas distribution service - 24 hour gas emergency service 0800 111999 |
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Yorkshire Electricity Distribution Limited (YEDL) - Looks after the safe delivery of electricity through the electricity network to your home. For telephone contact details please click here. |
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Network Rail - is the engineering company that has been formed to revitalise Britain's railways |
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Yorkshire Water - Suppliers of water to Yorkshire |
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Anglian Water - Suppliers of water to North and North East Lincolnshire |
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The Emergency Planning College has since 1989 been the Government's centre of excellence for training in the field of crisis management and emergency planning. The Emergency Planning College sits within the Civic Contingencies Secretariat of the Cabinet Office. |
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In Your Area - This website allows you to look up key government facts and figures for your local area. |
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Control Of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) Regulations 1999 - This website provides information on the COMAH regulations which came into force on the 1st April 1999. These regulations implemented the Seveso II Directive, and replaced the Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazard Regulations 1984 (CIMAH) - An amendment to the Seveso II Directive is planned for implementation by July 2005 which will broaden the scope of the COMAH Regulations.
Directgov - Access your public services on-line.
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