Organisations and Websites That Can Help

The following are links to a number of organisations and websites that provide help, guidance and advice on various aspects of business continuity planning and risk management:

Business Continuity Institute

The Business Continuity Institute's site promotes business continuity management, and provides guides and good practice advice to business.

Website: www.thebci.org

UK Resilience

A government site providing emergency planning guidance and information on a wide variety of emergencies and crises that can affect the UK.

Website: www.ukresilience.info

The Home Office

A government site with information on the threat, what to do in the event of a major emergency, what the government is doing, plus reports and guidance.

Website: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

MI5

The security service, or MI5, is responsible for countering threats to the UK's national security and economic well-being. A key part of its work is to provide practical security advice on how organisations and businesses can protect against terrorism and other threats. A wide range of advice, together with descriptions of the current threats, is available on its website.

Website: www.mi5.gov.uk

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

This site offers up-to-date advice and practical information to British Citizens travelling or resident overseas.

Website: www.fco.gov.uk

London Prepared

A government site run for the London Resilience Team to help Londoners prepare for and cope with emergencies and disasters. Whilst prepared with London in mind, the site still includes a wide range of relevant practical advice for businesses: checklists and templates on risk assessment, business continuity and emergency response.

Website: www.londonprepared.gov.uk

Secure in the Knowledge

A new guidance booklet with DVD, has been developed by the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), with London First, the business membership organisation. It aims to help business review or introduce security plans, helping them take protective measures to reduce the risk of being affected by crime, electronic attack, acts of terrorism and other events that would have an impact. This can be read by clicking on the following link to Secure in the Knowledge (PDF document - 2.57 Mb).

Expecting the Unexpected

The 'Secure in the Knowledge' booklet follows 'Expecting the Unexpected' advice published in 2002. This can be read by clicking on the following link to Expecting the Unexpected (PDF document - 521 Kb).