Civil emergencies - emergency plan
Summary
Emergency plans are maintained to ensure that, in the event of an emergency, Blaby District Council can continue to
deliver its services. Alongside this the Council engages in training and exercises both individually and with other Agencies,
to guarantee they are fully prepared.
Further information
Local Authorities have a major role to play in the response to any emergency.
We have a variety of roles to fill when responding to an emergency, both in support of our partners in the Emergency and other Services and in our role in community leadership. In order to get the most from the resources we have for this work and to ensure that all the citizens of Blaby District receive the best possible help from their local authority, we always work closely with our partners.
Besides this internal work, the team is involved in a lot of work with other Agencies within the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Local Resilience Forum:
- Environment Agency on flooding and pollution problems,
- Emergency Services on all types of problems,
- Coroner in the provision of temporary mortuary facilities, should we ever need such a facility,
- Health Authorities on mass inoculations, amongst many others.
What does this mean in practice?
During the immediate response to an emergency, the Police will usually take a lead in coordinating the response and the local authority may be called on to provide many different services in support of this response. Emergency Centre’s and temporary housing for those who have to be evacuated from their homes, advice on building safety, environmental health problems and much more are regularly asked for and provided.
As the emphasis moves from response to recovery, the local authority will take the lead in caring for the community involved and restoring the environment.
We also have to work to bring together a wide range of bodies who are not routinely involved in emergency response (e.g. Regional Development Agencies, building proprietors and land owners).
In addition, the local authority will work with partners to meet the longer-term welfare needs of survivors (e.g. social services support and financial assistance from appeal funds) and the community (e.g. anniversaries and memorials, help lines and drop-in centre’s).
External websites
- Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Local Resilience Forum (external link)
- Leicestershire County Council - Emergency Management (external link)
- UK Resilience (external link)
- Cabinet Office (external link)
Contact us
| Officer / Team | Resilience and Technical Services Team |
|---|---|
| Postal address | Blaby District Council Council Offices Desford Road Narborough Leicester LE19 2EP |
| E-mail address | environmental.health@blaby.gov.uk |
| Telephone | 0116 272 7555 |
| Fax | 0116 272 7594 |
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This page was last updated on 16th June 2009
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