Business Continuity Planning - Further Information
Further advice and assistance is available from several sources, including:
| Advice | Source |
|---|---|
| Preparing for Emergencies | www.direct.gov.uk Provided by the Cabinet Office, offering information on how individuals and organisations can help themselves and others in an emergency. |
| The Business Continuity Institute | http://www.thebci.org/ The Institute has produced Good Practice Guidelines to provide assistance and understanding of the Business Continuity Management principles. |
| London Prepared | http://www.londonprepared.gov.uk/ Offers advice to ensure London is ready to cope with any incident that might occur - whether it's natural, accidental or malicious. If you're a Londoner, a commuter, a visitor or are responsible for business continuity in the capital, you will find advice and information on this site that could help you to be prepared and keep safe. |
| The Institute of Risk Management | http://www.theirm.org/ Risk Management's professional educational body offers advice and guidance on risk management and the risk management standard. |
| UK Resilience | http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ukresilience.aspx Provided by the Cabinet Office and offering a resource for civil protection practitioners, to improve emergency preparedness. |
| Continuity Central | http://www.continuitycentral.com/ Provides a constantly updated one-stop-shop resource of Business Continuity news, jobs and information. |
| Continuity Forum | http://www.continuityforum.org/ Provides independent advice, information and support to the private and public sectors covering all aspects of BCM, disaster recovery, crisis management, emergency planning and security. |
| Association of British Insurers | http://www.abi.org.uk/ The ABI represents the collective interests of the UK's insurance industry. |
| The Emergency Planning Society | http://www.epcollege.gov.uk/ For those with an involvement in emergency planning and crisis and disaster management. |
| Expecting the Unexpected | Expecting the Unexpected (PDF) (521 Kb) Business Continuity in an uncertain world London First |
| Secure in the Knowledge | Secure in the Knowledge - Building a Secure Business (PDF) (2.6 Mb) Secure in the Knowledge - Building a secure business |
| MI5 | http://www.mi5.gov.uk/ The Security Service is responsible for protecting the UK against threats to national security. This website provides information on the current major threats to UK security and practical advice to help businesses and organisations protect against them. |
| Developing Community Resilience Through Schools | www.schoolemergencies.info The project aims to increase the resilience of schools to emergencies by providing national resources for schools to use. |
Note: An internet search will identify a number of business continuity institutes, organisations or consultancies that can offer advice and assistance in developing your business continuity. These are not endorsed or supported by the Council, nor are we responsible for the content of external websites.